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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Flat-backed Millipedes (Polydesmida) » Xystodesmidae » Apheloriini » Apheloria » Apheloria virginiensis » Apheloria virginiensis corrugata
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Black and Yellow Millipede - Apheloria virginiensis
Copyright © 2011 Julia Farver

Black and Yellow Millipede - Apheloria virginiensis
Amesville, Athens County, Ohio, USA
April 26, 2011
This millipede was crawling in and out of the leaf litter on the forest floor (away from the camera, of course). Morning.
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Contributed by Julia Farver on 3 June, 2011 - 2:16pm
Last updated 3 July, 2015 - 8:57pm

Moved
Moved from Flat-backed Millipedes.
… Derek Hennen, 3 July, 2015 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.
… John F. Carr, 1 December, 2011 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

Thanks for your help
Thanks for your help
… Julia Farver, 14 June, 2011 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 June, 2011 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

I attended Hocking College! I
I attended Hocking College! I guess it doesnt help with your ID question but... So much great territory to search around there. You should google search "Natural Treasures of Ohio" a local guy there who takes great photos and can ID so many plants it is rediculous.
… rex mcbride, 3 June, 2011 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

 
I will check that out, thanks
I will check that out, thanks!
… Julia Farver, 3 June, 2011 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

Apheloria virginiensis corrugata
Seems to match closely with Apheloria virginiensis corrugata.
… Mark H Brown, 3 June, 2011 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Does the color varry quite a
Does the color varry quite a lot? This one did not have any red/orange color. It was only black and yellow.
… Julia Farver, 3 June, 2011 - 5:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Some variability
The red/orange may be more obvious in some individuals. It's just barely noticeable in this photo.
… Mark H Brown, 3 June, 2011 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

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