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Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

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Family Philopteridae

bird louse Bird louse - Brueelia brunneinucha - female Bird louse - Brueelia brunneinucha  Craspedorrhynchus Endoparasitic Louse - Craspedorrhynchus  Craspedorrhynchus Endoparasitic Louse - Craspedorrhynchus Pigeon Louse - Columbicola columbae Pigeon Louse - Columbicola columbae Slender Pigeon Louse - Columbicola columbae
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
No Taxon (Phthiraptera (Parasitic Lice))
No Taxon (Mallophaga (Chewing Lice))
No Taxon (Ischnocera)
Family Philopteridae
Numbers
TBA spp. in TBA genera in our area, TBA spp. in ~140 genera worldwide