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Apple Leaf Mite
Phyllocoptes malinus
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.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 790640.