Olha Schedrina / The Natural History Museum / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Siphonaptera
Te Rahi
- He tino iti, e 2–3 mm te roa.
Size range
- Tiny, 2–3 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- Kei te ao nui tonu.
Distribution
- Worldwide
Te Huringa Ora
- Kakati ai ngā uwha i te kararehe, i te tangata anō.
- Ko ētahi ka piri tahi ki te momo kararehe kotahi – ko te puruhi kurī tēnā, ko te puruhi ngeru tēnā, engari he wā anō pea kua kakati i ētahi atu momo.
- He moroiti, he mā ngā punua.
Life history
- Females bite animals and humans
- Some are specific to a type of mammal – dog fleas, cat fleas, though they can bite other species
- Tiny white larvae