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Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

78 species

Sheep Tick

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,741
Scientific name
Ixodes ricinus

Opilio canestrinii

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,560
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Common Neobisid

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
1,470
Scientific name
Neobisium carcinoides

Harvestman

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,316
Scientific name
Leiobunum rotundum

Daddy Longleg

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,100
Scientific name
Phalangium opilio

Dicranopalpus ramosus

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,082
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Spring Harvestman

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
831
Scientific name
Rilaena triangularis

European dog tick

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
797
Scientific name
Ixodes hexagonus

Common Chthonid

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
794
Scientific name
Chthonius ischnocheles

Galium gall mite

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
768
Scientific name
Cecidophyes rouhollahi

Eriophyes similis

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
610
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Coastal Red Tick

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
483
Scientific name
Haemaphysalis punctata

Aceria myriadeum

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
474
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Aceria pseudoplatani

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
416
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Aceria fraxinivora

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
404
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Aceria thomasi

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
385
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Leiobunum blackwalli

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
338
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Phytoptus avellanae

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
320
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Eriophyes sorbi

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
315
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Oligolophus tridens

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
304
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Odiellus spinosus

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
274
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Acalitus brevitarsus

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
266
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Aceria ilicis

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
263
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Cecidophyes nudus

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
255
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Megabunus diadema

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
246
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Eriophyes exilis

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
222
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Oligolophus hansenii

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
216
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Opilio saxatilis

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
202
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Aceria nervisequa

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
197
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Chernes cimicoides

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
181
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Acalitus rudis

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
162
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Lacinius ephippiatus

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
161
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Ixodes canisuga

Peak month
January
Records since 2000
154
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids

Vasates quadripedes

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
152
Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids