Lice - Poultry

Lipeurus caponis

Scientific Classification

Class	Insecta
Order	Phthiraptera
Suborder	Ischnocera
Family	Philopteridae

Identification

• Several species of chewing lice
  • Lipeurus spp. are the most pathogenic
    • The 'wing louse' and the 'head louse'
  • Menacanthus spp. are also pathogenic
    • Lays its eggs in clusters around the cloaca

• No sucking lice