Oropsylla montana

Oropsylla • Ceratophyllidae • Siphonaptera • veterinary/medical pests • pests-diseases-weeds

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Oropsylla montana (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Kat Masback
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Oropsylla montana identification characters (click on image to enlarge it)
Source: Center for Disease Control Archive, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - IPM Images

Oropsylla montana (Baker, 1895) - (rock squirrel flea)

This flea infests squirrels in North America and is a primary vector of sylvatic plague. It may also bites humans.