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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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Millipede - Apheloria virginiensis
Copyright © 2006 Carol Horner

Millipede - Apheloria virginiensis
Bacchus Woods, Long Point Area, Haldimand Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
May 27, 2006
Size: 4cm
Found mid afternoon in a Carolinian Forest.
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Contributed by Carol Horner on 30 May, 2006 - 3:50pm
Last updated 6 March, 2007 - 6:56pm

Moved
Moved from Polydesmida.
… john and jane balaban, 6 March, 2007 - 6:56pm login or register to post comments

Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.
This yellow-banded millipede appears to be Apheloria virginiensis corrugata; occasionally, the yellow transverse bands show a bit of variation, and elnarge slightly middorsally into part of a small spot.
… Rowland Shelley, 5 March, 2007 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.
… john and jane balaban, 9 October, 2006 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

millipede
smells like almonds because of the cyanide they use for protection! Images in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 30 May, 2006 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

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