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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Trogiomorpha » Atropetae » Granary Booklice (Trogiidae) » Lepinotus » Reticulate-winged Trogiid (Lepinotus reticulatus)
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Tiny louse - Lepinotus reticulatus
Copyright © 2021 Robert R Pearson

Tiny louse - Lepinotus reticulatus
Packwood, Lewis County, Washington, USA
January 7, 2021
Size: <2 mm
Ona lit cloth at night. Might this be Lepinotus reticulatus?
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Contributed by OwlBob on 7 January, 2021 - 11:59pm
Last updated 8 January, 2021 - 11:54am

L. patruelis?
Does have a dark line between the eye and antenna.
… Graham Montgomery, 18 December, 2024 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.
… Diane Young, 8 January, 2021 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

Tiny indeed!
This is Lepinotus reticulatus. This is a parthenogenetic species.
… Diane Young, 8 January, 2021 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

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