MPABI Collection
UMMZ-PABI-000008081 - Ixodes scapularis [Blacklegged Tick | Deer Tick] - DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen
Record Details
Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000008081
Modified: 2026-05-19
Recorded By: Keller, Oliver
Sex: Female
Life Stage: adult
Vitality: Dead
Organism Remarks: Whole specimen
Field Number: WCP-CASP-2026-0001
Event Date Start: 2026-05-09
Verbatim Event Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Sampling Protocol: Tick drag
Continent: North America
Country: United States
State/Province: Michigan
County: Washtenaw County
Locality: Sharon Township, Clark & Avis Spike Preserve, between first and second boardwalk
Verbatim Locality: United States: Michigan: Washtenaw County, Sharon Township, Clark & Avis Spike Preserve, between first and second boardwalk, 289–292 m, 42.2378, -84.0626
Minimum Elevation in Meters: 289.0
Maximum Elevation in Meters: 292.0
Decimal Latitude: 42.2378
Decimal Longitude: -84.0626
Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 70.0
Verbatim Coordinates: 42.2378, -84.0626
Georeferenced By: <Formatter not defined.>
Georeferenced Date: 2026-05-19
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Georeference Protocol: Cell phone
Identifications
Current Identification:
Date Identified: 2026-05-09
Scientific Name: Ixodes scapularis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Ixodes
Specific Epithet: scapularis
Taxon Rank: Species
Common Name: Blacklegged Tick | Deer Tick