Species Detail - Human Flea (Pulex (Pulex) irritans) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Pulex (Pulex) irritans
Human Flea
NHMSYS0000545994
RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
puirr
Linnaeus, 1758
Insect - flea (Siphonaptera)
Species
268
119
75
01/03/1898
31/12/1996
1 January (recorded in 1964)
31 December (recorded in 1996)
University College Dublin, Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Human Flea (Pulex (Pulex) irritans), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/70/Species/185053