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Walnut blister mite

Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891)

Status not recordedarachnids

The walnut blister mite (Aceria erinea) is a species in the family Eriophyidae, order Trombidiformes.

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Quick facts about the walnut blister mite

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the walnut blister mite live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the walnut blister mite as introduced in 4 countries.

  1. Belarus
  2. Belgium
  3. Bulgaria
  4. Czechia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the walnut blister mite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the walnut blister mite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderTrombidiformes
  5. familyEriophyidae
  6. genusAceria
  7. SpeciesAceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891)

Synonyms Eriophyes erineus, Phytoptus erinea

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Walnut blister-miteEnglish
  • Walnut erineum miteEnglish
  • vlnovník vlašskýCzech
  • ValnødgalmideDanish
  • Walnuss-FilzgallmilbeGerman
  • Phytopte du noyerFrench
  • クルミガダニJapanese
  • OkkernootviltmijtDutch
  • Ореховый войлочный клещRussian
  • valnötsbucklorSwedish
  • vlnovník ořešákovýCzech
  • valnötsgallkvalsterSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the walnut blister mite

Other species in the same genus Aceria.

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Common questions

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Is the walnut blister mite an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the walnut blister mite as introduced in 4 countries: Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria and Czechia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the walnut blister mite?

The walnut blister mite (Aceria erinea) belongs to the family Eriophyidae in the order Trombidiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Walnut blister mite (Aceria erinea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/walnut-blister-mite

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BibTeX
@misc{walnut_blister_mite_2026,
  title = {Walnut blister mite (Aceria erinea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/walnut-blister-mite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}