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Trombicula
Trombicula, known as chiggers, red bugs, scrub-itch mites, or berry bugs, are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) in the Trombiculidae family. In their larval stage, they attach to various animals and humans, then feed on skin, often causing itching and trombiculosis. These relatives of ticks are nearly microscopic, measuring 0.4 mm (0.01 in), and have a chrome-orange hue. A common species of harvest mite in North America is Trombicula alfreddugesi.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Trombicula minutissima
speciesTrombicula minutissima
Trombicula discors
speciesTrombicula discors
Trombicula hylae
speciesTrombicula hylae
Trombicula pseudoautumnalis
speciesTrombicula pseudoautumnalis
Trombicula usitata
speciesTrombicula usitata
Trombicula sprocssi
speciesTrombicula sprocssi
Trombicula univari
speciesTrombicula univari
Trombicula veanda
speciesTrombicula veanda
Trombicula naultini
speciesTrombicula naultini
Trombicula mino
speciesTrombicula mino
Trombicula muris
speciesTrombicula muris
Trombicula hirsti
speciesTrombicula hirsti
Trombicula irritans
speciesTrombicula irritans
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 646159.