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Suborder Oniscidea - Woodlice

Pillbugs · Cylisticidae · Rock Slaters · Sowbugs · Philosciidae

Family Armadillidiidae - Pillbugs
Woodlice sp? - Armadillidium vulgare Pillbug - Armadillidium vulgare Pillbug - Armadillidium vulgare Sow Bug under bark - Armadillidium nasatum Pill Bug (Roly Poly) - Coiled - Armadillidium vulgare Armadillidium vulgare? Armadillidium Sow Bug? - Armadillidium vulgare

Family Cylisticidae
Cylisticus convexus? - Cylisticus convexus Curly Woodlouse - Cylisticus convexus Pillbug - Cylisticus convexus Pillbug - Cylisticus convexus Unknown Sowbug/Isopod - Cylisticus convexus Unknown Sowbug/Isopod - Cylisticus convexus Unknown Sowbug/Isopod - Cylisticus convexus

Family Ligiidae - Rock Slaters
Is this a large sowbug? - Ligia Arthropod sp. - Ligia Unknown - Ligia Unidentified Isopoda (Woodlouse/Pillbug) - Ligidium Unidentified Isopoda (Woodlouse/Pillbug) - Ligidium slater - Ligia Ligidium sp. - Ligidium Ligidium sp. - Ligidium

Family Oniscidae - Sowbugs
Sow bug - Oniscus asellus Isopod - Oniscus asellus Sowbug - Oniscus Molted Sowbug - Oniscus asellus Molted Sowbug - Oniscus asellus Oniscus asellus? - Oniscus asellus Oniscus asellus Sowbug - Oniscus asellus

Family Philosciidae
Woodlouse - Philoscia muscorum Woodlice - Philoscia muscorum Which isopod? - Philoscia Woodlouse - Philoscia muscorum Philoscia muscorum Philoscia muscorum Philosciidae 01 - Philoscia muscorum Not a springtail - Philoscia muscorum


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