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Flea - Siphonoptera
Copyright © 2018 Philipp Wickey

Flea - Siphonoptera
Clatsop County, Oregon, USA
November 12, 2018
Size: 6mm

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Contributed by Philipp Wickey on 12 November, 2018 - 4:55pm
Last updated 9 January, 2023 - 8:51pm

Possibly a Hystrichopsylla species
Hi! That's a cool flea! I think it is a Hystrichopsylla species, but a flea expert may be able to confirm that. With the 3 antepygidial spines per side, it would not be the largest species, Hystrichopsylla schefferi, that uses mountain beavers as hosts, but it could be another species in the genus.
… Bill Gerth, 9 January, 2023 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Hystrichopsylla
Thanks! Ya, I wasn't sure if it was Hystrichopsylla schefferi, it was really big I know that, and we have plenty of mountain beaver living on and near our property (one even lives in our "yard").
… Philipp Wickey, 9 January, 2023 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

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