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Fuchsia Gall Mite

Aculops fuchsiae

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 17, February 13, March 20, April 31, May 45, June 49, July 53, August 45, September 33, October 25, November 14, December 11.
United States361
Alaska356
United Kingdom122
England116
California11
Hawaii7
Wales6
Spain2
France2
Galicia1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassArachnids · Arachnida
OrderSarcoptiformes
FamilyGall and Rust Mites · Eriophyidae
GenusAculops

Sources

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Practise Fuchsia Gall Mite with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.