squirrel flea - Orchopeas howardi Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA January 30, 2011 Size: 2mm
I took a mouse nest out of one of my bird nest boxes, and found about 200 of these fleas in it. It must be one of the rodent fleas in the Ceratophyllidae. I collected about 10 of the fleas, so if anyone can identify them, I'd be happy to ship them out.
Contributed by tom murray on 30 January, 2011 - 5:47pm Last updated 7 February, 2011 - 6:22pm |