Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) is a animal in the Eriophyidae family, order Trombidiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891)

Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891)

Aceria erinea is a walnut leaf gall-causing mite species first described by Alfred Nalepa in 1891.

Family
Genus
Aceria
Order
Trombidiformes
Class
Arachnida

About Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891)

Aceria erinea is a species of mite that induces the formation of galls on the leaves of walnut trees, Juglans regia. This species was first formally described by Alfred Nalepa in 1891.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Trombidiformes Eriophyidae Aceria

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