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Oropsylla hirsuta
Copyright © 2017 Gary Alpert

Oropsylla hirsuta
Flagstaff, Museum of Northern Arizona, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
August 13, 2017
Collected by Gary D. Alpert and Jordan Mitchell from burrow of Gunnison's Prairie Dog using white cloth trap.
Contributed by Gary Alpert on 13 August, 2017 - 6:36pm
Last updated 14 September, 2017 - 6:57pm

Moved
Moved from Fleas.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 September, 2017 - 6:57pm

Identified by Kenneth Gage at
Identified by Kenneth Gage at the CDC.
… Gary Alpert, 14 September, 2017 - 6:44pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 August, 2017 - 8:17pm

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