Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Phthiraptera (Parasitic Lice) » Mallophaga (Chewing Lice)

Mallophaga (Chewing Lice)

Amblycera · Ischnocera

Amblycera
Bird Louse Ricinus Prob. Trochiliphagus lineatus Feather louse on Harlan's Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis ssp. harlani) Feather louse on Harlan's Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis ssp. harlani) Chicken Shaft Louse - Menopon sp. Chicken Body Louse Nymph - Menacanthus Chicken Body Louse Nymph - Menacanthus

Ischnocera
Damalinia caprae Nymph - Damalinia caprae Damalinia caprae Dog biting lice - Trichodectes canis Bird louse - Brueelia brunneinucha - female Cat Biting Louse - Felicola subrostratus Degeeriella Endoparasitic Louse - Degeeriella Pigeon Louse - Columbicola columbae Pigeon Louse - Campanulotes compar


Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo