Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#401657
Bird louse - Brueelia brunneinucha - female

Bird louse - Brueelia brunneinucha - Female
Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, Greece, New York, USA
May 28, 2010
Size: 1.5 mm
Found on a Gray Catbird. I took lots of different shots, trying to get each part in focus, so if there are any louse experts out there, let me know what other views would help with ID.

Images of this individual: tag all
Bird louse - Brueelia brunneinucha - female Bird louse - Brueelia brunneinucha

Moved
Moved from Philopteridae.
Out-of-the-blue ID by Michel Valim.

 
cool, thanks

Moved tentatively; great pics -- how come nobody got to them?
damn shame.

Moved from Phthiraptera (Parasitic Lice).

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.