Icosta americana (Leach)

Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Ritzi, Christopher M., Beckham, Katy R., Super, Paul E & Oconnor, Barry M., 2007, Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Zootaxa 1392, pp. 31-68 : 45

Icosta americana (Leach)

Ex Bubo virginianus (great horned owl): 1F, NC, Swain Co., Big Cove, 23 Sep. 1943, A. Stupka; 1F, TN, Sevier Co., Dudley Creek, 1 Sep. 1943, A. Stupka; 1F, TN, Sevier Co., Elkmont, 12 Mar. 1940, A. Stupka (Reeves et al. 2004a).

Ex Otus asio (eastern screech­owl): 1F, Park Headquarters, 26 Mar. 1976, D. DeFoe (Reeves et al. 2004a).

Ex Homo sapiens (human): NC, Swain Co., Lakeshore Trail, 28 Jun., 2005, P. Super.

Icosta americana was previous reported by Reeves et al. (2004a), and it typically infests accipitrid, phasianid, and strigid birds.