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Aceria aceriscampestris
Aceria aceriscampestris is a mite that causes Red Pustule Galls to form on Field Maple. The galls are far easier to see than the mites.
Aceria macrochela also causes galls to form on Field Maple, but they are larger and in the axils of veins
State host plant, and provide a photo
It can be found anywhere that Field Maple grows
Common and widespread in much of Britain
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Trombidiformes
- Family:
- Eriophyidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 180
- First record:
- 22/05/2009 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 01/11/2023 (Graves, Hazel)
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