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 very strange => cf. Tarsopsylla octodecimdentata (Siphonaptera)
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| RamiP |
Posted on 17-05-2017 17:13
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3 mm on the birch. 17.5.17 in Jyväskylä, Finland 
Edited by RamiP on 17-05-2017 18:08 |
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| RamiP |
Posted on 17-05-2017 17:15
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 17-05-2017 17:39
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Siphonaptera. Personally I can't see enough detail to enable identification, but red squirrel flea (Tarsopsylla octodecimdentata) might be a possibility.
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| RamiP |
Posted on 17-05-2017 18:06
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Thanks Tony I though that they are still smaller. Never can be too old to learn something new  Rami |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 17-05-2017 20:38
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Hystrichopsylla talpae (the Mole Flea) can be up to 6mm!
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| RamiP |
Posted on 18-05-2017 06:27
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Thanks Tony for information. Sorry for moles. By the way, "who" is your logo  Rami |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 18-05-2017 09:54
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I believe it is a Tipula species, but I've never been entirely sure!
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| RamiP |
Posted on 18-05-2017 16:35
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It's really nice. I though that he or she is from another planet.  Rami |
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