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title: "Crimson Erineum Mite"
description: "Aceria elongata — Insects & spiders. Aceria elongata, the crimson erineum mite, is a species of eriophyid mite."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/crimson-erineum-mite
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crimson Erineum Mite

> Aceria elongata — Insects & spiders. Aceria elongata, the crimson erineum mite, is a species of eriophyid mite.

- Scientific name: *Aceria elongata*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1046
- iNaturalist taxon: [973003](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/973003)

## Names

- en: Crimson Erineum Mite
- fr: Phytopte veloutant de l'érable

## Countries with the most observations

CA (430), US (304)

## Summary

Aceria elongata, the crimson erineum mite, is a species of eriophyid mite. This microscopic organism induces erineum galls on the upper leaf surfaces of sugar maple, and is known from the east coast of United States and Canada.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceria_elongata

## Photo

![Crimson Erineum Mite](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crimson-erineum-mite/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carter Dorscht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82171186

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crimson-erineum-mite?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).