Trombidium breei

Trombidium breei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Trombidiidae
Genus: Trombidium
Species: T. breei
Binomial name
Trombidium breei
Southcott, 1986

Trombidium breei is a species of red mite in the genus Trombidium in the family Trombidiidae. It is found in Europe. The larvae are parasites/hosts of certain butterflies (Lepidoptera), particularly Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina), Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus), Marbled White (Melanargia galathea), Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) and Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris). They attach themselves to the thorax or legs of the butterfly and transfer from host to host when the butterflies alight to nectar at flowers.

References

Name

The species is named after Reverend William Thomas Bree (1754–1822).

Further reading


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