Apple Leaf Mite

Phyllocoptes malinus

Classification

Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Eriophyidae

Phyllocoptes malinus, also known as the apple leaf mite, is a species of mite belonging to the genus Phyllocoptes. It causes a gall, which is a swelling on the external tissues, on the leaves of apples (Malus species). The mite is found in Europe and was first described by the Austrian zoologist Alfred Nalepa in 1892.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 10United Kingdom · 5

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Apple Leaf Mite

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