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Millipede - Narceus americanus
Copyright © 2006 Matthew Roth

Millipede - Narceus americanus
Richfield, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 7, 2006
Size: 72mm
I think it looks close to the millipede in this photo, which is identified as order Spirobolida. Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
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Contributed by Matthew Roth on 20 May, 2006 - 8:24am
Last updated 18 August, 2006 - 8:32am

Narceus americanus (Beauvois,
Narceus americanus (Beauvois, 1817) (Spirobolida: Spirobolidae) again, the most common millipede species in eastern North America.
… Rowland Shelley, 6 March, 2007 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Thanks! Moved from Millipedes to species page.
… Matthew Roth, 18 August, 2006 - 8:32am login or register to post comments

Looks to me like a Narceus am
Looks to me like a Narceus americanus.
… Steve Ferguson II, 17 August, 2006 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

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