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Large duck louse

Trinoton querquedulae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The large duck louse (Trinoton querquedulae) is a species in the family Trinotonidae, order Psocodea.

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Quick facts about the large duck louse

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the large duck louse live?

Not recorded

Is the large duck louse endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the large duck louse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPsocodea
  5. familyTrinotonidae
  6. genusTrinoton
  7. SpeciesTrinoton querquedulae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Menacanthus spinosum, Pediculus querquedulae, Ricinus lari, Trinoton casarcae, Trinoton gracile, Trinoton kuenzeli, Trinoton lituratum, Trinoton ludwigfreundi, Trinoton luridum, Trinoton mergi, Trinoton minus, Trinoton nyrocae, Trinoton pygmaeum, Trinoton spinosum, Trinoton verakopskeae

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Pou mâcheur du canardFrench
  • カモハジラミJapanese
  • 오리털이Korean
  • Пухоед утиныйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large duck louse

Other species in the same genus Trinoton.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the large duck louse?

The large duck louse (Trinoton querquedulae) belongs to the family Trinotonidae in the order Psocodea.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large duck louse (Trinoton querquedulae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-duck-louse

MLA

“Large duck louse (Trinoton querquedulae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-duck-louse.

BibTeX
@misc{large_duck_louse_2026,
  title = {Large duck louse (Trinoton querquedulae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-duck-louse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}