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UMMZ-PABI-000008204 - Ixodes scapularis [Blacklegged Tick | Deer Tick] - DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen

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Record Details

Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000008204

Modified: 2026-05-19

Recorded By: Keller, Oliver

Sex: Female

Life Stage: adult

Vitality: Dead

Organism Remarks: Whole specimen

Field Number: LLC-RNPL-2026-0008

Event Date Start: 2026-05-17

Verbatim Event Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026

Sampling Protocol: Tick drag

Continent: North America

Country: United States

State/Province: Michigan

County: Livingston County

Locality: Putman Township, Reichert Nature Preserve, in wooded area next to parking lot

Verbatim Locality: United States: Michigan: Livingston County, Putman Township, Reichert Nature Preserve, in wooded area next to parking lot, 280–284 m, 42.4273, -83.9373

Minimum Elevation in Meters: 280.0

Maximum Elevation in Meters: 284.0

Decimal Latitude: 42.4273

Decimal Longitude: -83.9373

Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 25.0

Verbatim Coordinates: 42.4273, -83.9373

Georeferenced By: <Formatter not defined.>

Georeferenced Date: 2026-05-19

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Cell phone

Identifications

Current Identification:

Date Identified: 2026-05-17

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