4 Types of Ticks in Indiana

4 types of ticks have a verified observation record in Indiana. The most frequently recorded are American Dog Tick, Lone Star Tick and Eastern Black-legged Tick. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.

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4 types of ticks have a verified observation record in Indiana. The most frequently recorded are American Dog Tick, Lone Star Tick and Eastern Black-legged Tick. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.

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Real sighting data, source iNaturalist

1,157 verified observations on iNaturalist of tick have been recorded in Indiana, most often in May, April, June.

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Verified species, source iNaturalist

4 types of ticks recorded in Indiana

4 tick species have a verified observation record in Indiana, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.

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    American Dog Tick

    Dermacentor variabilis

    623 recordsNative
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    Lone Star Tick

    Amblyomma americanum

    292 records
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    Eastern Black-legged Tick

    Ixodes scapularis

    127 records
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    Gulf Coast Tick

    Amblyomma maculatum

    19 records

Plus 1 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.

The American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the most commonly recorded, with 623 verified observations, about 59% of all ticks reported in Indiana. If you spot a tick here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.