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Maple Bladdergall Mite Galls - Vasates quadripedes Lovely, reddish green galls. *ID needs confirmation*<br /> <br /> Habitat: Maple (Acer sp.) leaves in a mixed, swampy forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84256/maple_bladdergall_mite_galls_-_vasates_quadripedes.html" title="Maple Bladdergall Mite Galls - Vasates quadripedes"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/84256_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2vlV92mRxEwrEb7AexPzDvi7rAc%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Maple Bladdergall Mite Galls - Vasates quadripedes Lovely, reddish green galls. *ID needs confirmation*<br /> <br /> Habitat: Maple (Acer sp.) leaves in a mixed, swampy forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84257/maple_bladdergall_mite_galls_-_vasates_quadripedes.html Geotagged,Maple Bladdergall Mite,Spring,United States,Vasates quadripedes,eriophyidae,galls,mite galls,vasates" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Maple Bladder-gall Mite,Spring,United States,Vasates quadripedes,galls Click/tap to enlarge

Maple Bladdergall Mite Galls - Vasates quadripedes

Lovely, reddish green galls. *ID needs confirmation*

Habitat: Maple (Acer sp.) leaves in a mixed, swampy forest

Maple Bladdergall Mite Galls - Vasates quadripedes Lovely, reddish green galls. *ID needs confirmation*<br /> <br /> Habitat: Maple (Acer sp.) leaves in a mixed, swampy forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84257/maple_bladdergall_mite_galls_-_vasates_quadripedes.html Geotagged,Maple Bladdergall Mite,Spring,United States,Vasates quadripedes,eriophyidae,galls,mite galls,vasates

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The Maple Bladder-gall Mite

"Vasates quadripedes", the maple bladder-gall mite, is an eriophyid mite in the genus "Vasates", which causes galls on the leaves of silver maple, red maple, and sugar maple.

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Similar species: Endeostigmatan Mites
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 11, 2019. Captured Jun 12, 2019 10:50 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/790s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm