Rhipicephalus pulchellus

Rhipicephalus • Ixodidae • Ixodida (ticks) • Arachnida (parasites/med.) • veterinary/medical pests • pests-diseases-weeds

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Rhipicephalus pulchellus - male (left) and female (right) (click on image to enlarge it)
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Rhipicephalus pulchellus (Gerstaecker, 1873) - (zebra tick)

This tick is found in eastern Africa and bites domestic animals, wild mammals and occasionally humans. Adults are medium-sized. In females the whole scutum has a uniform cream colour while males have a pattern of dark brown on a cream coloured background.