Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758), (sheep tick, pasture tick, castor bean tick, deer tick)

11 Apr 2018 at OSGR: SY98 in Dorset, England

Ixodes ricinus is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Record Summary	swept
Found as	Adult male
Date	11 April 2018
OS grid ref	OSGR: SY98
Lat/Lon	50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W
Vice County	Dorset, VC no: 9
Country	England
Voucher	11 Apr 2018[C] (Please quote this in any queries about this record)

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Hillyard, P.D., 1996. Ticks of North-West Europe. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 52, 178pp, Field Studies Council

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Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758), (sheep tick, pasture tick, castor bean tick, deer tick)

11 Apr 2018 at OSGR: SY98 in Dorset, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Ixodes ricinus is also a member of:

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