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{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Also known as:
| '''Wing louse
|}
''L. caponis'' is a chewing louse.
===Scientific Classification===
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| Class
| Insecta
|-
| Order
| Phthiraptera
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| Suborder
| Ischnocera
|-
| Family
| Philopteridae
|}
===Identification===
The adult is grey and has a long elongated shape. Characteristically, the hindlimbs are twice as long as the first two pairs of legs, and on each leg there are two tarsal claws.