A Saltmarsh Flea in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2014).

Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC MBP List

A Saltmarsh Flea in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/8/2014).

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Saltmarsh Flea playing dead in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/29/2019). Verified by Prof. John McDonald (ret.)

View Record Details Photo by Jim Moore MBP List

Saltmarsh Flea in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/29/2019). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 901860 - Psn: 78)

Saltmarsh Flea in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/29/2019). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Jim Moore MBP List

Saltmarsh Flea in Somerset Co., Maryland (11/9/2023). (c) Nathan T. Jones, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 918592 - Psn: 125)

Saltmarsh Flea in Somerset Co., Maryland (11/9/2023). (c) Nathan T. Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY).

View Record Details Photo by Blast Cat via iNaturalist MBP List

Map Snapshot

6 Records

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Status

Typically found under debris at the upper margin of salt marshes (J. McDonald).

Description

Note three dark lines on back. Similar Platorchestia platensis is also smaller.

Seasonality Snapshot

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A Saltmarsh Flea in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2014). Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Saltmarsh Flea in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/8/2014). Media by Bill Hubick.

A Saltmarsh Flea playing dead in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/29/2019). Verified by Prof. John McDonald (ret.) View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Saltmarsh Flea in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/29/2019). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Saltmarsh Flea in Somerset Co., Maryland (11/9/2023). (c) Nathan T. Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Blast Cat via iNaturalist.

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Saltmarsh Flea

Speziorchestia grillus

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