Tetranychus urticae
Tetranychus urticae (common names include red spider mite and two-spotted spider mite) is a species of plant-feeding mite generally considered to be a pest. It is the most widely known member of the family Tetranychidae or spider mites. Its genome was fully sequenced in 2011, and was the first genome sequence from any chelicerate.
| Tetranychus urticae | |
|---|---|
| A red individual | |
| A yellow individual with two black spots | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Tetranychidae |
| Genus: | Tetranychus |
| Species: | T. urticae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetranychus urticae C. L. Koch, 1836 | |
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