Cat flea
Ctenocephalides felis
Local namespirekedi-köpek piresibit pire
- Can sting
- May carry disease
The commonest household flea in Turkey, biting cats, dogs and people alike, leaving itchy red spots around the ankles. If swallowed it transmits the dog/cat tapeworm and it can also carry the agent of cat-scratch disease.
Key identifying features
Body flattened side to side so it can slip between hairs
Both genal and pronotal combs of stout teeth are present
Powerful hind legs jump up to a hundred times its body length
Insect
- Order
- Siphonaptera
- Length
- 1–3 mm
Active months
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
Similar species
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