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{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Also known as:
| '''Long-nosed louse
<br>
'''Sheep face louse
|-
|}
===Scientific Classification===
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Class
| Insecta
|-
| Order
| Phthiraptera
|-
| Suborder
| Anoplura
|-
| Family
| Linognathidae
|}
===Identification===
''Linognathus ovillus'' is a sucking louse, also known as the 'sheep face louse'
It is a dark blue louse, with a long, thin body.
The eggs are dark blue, and are not easily seen on the hair by the naked eye.
===Life Cycle===
The eggs generally hatch into nymps within 2 weeks, and must undergo three further transformations before becoming mature adults. The complete cycle from an egg to an adult usually takes around 30 days.
[[Category:Lice - Sheep]]
| Also known as:
| '''Long-nosed louse
<br>
'''Sheep face louse
|-
|}
===Scientific Classification===
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Class
| Insecta
|-
| Order
| Phthiraptera
|-
| Suborder
| Anoplura
|-
| Family
| Linognathidae
|}
===Identification===
''Linognathus ovillus'' is a sucking louse, also known as the 'sheep face louse'
It is a dark blue louse, with a long, thin body.
The eggs are dark blue, and are not easily seen on the hair by the naked eye.
===Life Cycle===
The eggs generally hatch into nymps within 2 weeks, and must undergo three further transformations before becoming mature adults. The complete cycle from an egg to an adult usually takes around 30 days.
[[Category:Lice - Sheep]]