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−*Commonly called the 'poultry flea'+*Bites humans and other animals+*Pronotal combs only+
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−{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
+| Also known as:
+| '''European chicken flea
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−===Scientific Classification===
+{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
+| Class
+| Insecta
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+| Order
+| Siphonaptera
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+| Family
+| Ceratophyllidae
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+==Hosts==
+Poultry, dogs, cats and humans.
+==Identification==
+''C. gallinae'' are around 2mm. They have pronotal combs, but no genal combs.
+==Life Cycle==
+This flea spends most of its time amongst the material comprising the host's nest, and only spend short periods of time on the host, whilst feeding.
+The larvae feed on detritus, which is found on the host nest. The larvae take several weeks to develop, going through 3 transformations. They then enter the pupae stage, developing in a silk coccon.
+Emergence from pupae is mainly triggered by rising temperatures.
[[Category:Poultry]]
[[Category:Poultry]]
[[Category:Fleas]]
[[Category:Fleas]]
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