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millipede in sand prairie - Pleuroloma flavipes
Copyright © 2011 John Pearson

millipede in sand prairie - Pleuroloma flavipes
Marietta Sand Prairie, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
July 29, 2011
Size: ~25 mm
Scattered individuals spotted walking across bare, sandy patches in old field adjacent to sand prairie.

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Contributed by John Pearson on 1 August, 2011 - 12:10pm
Last updated 1 September, 2011 - 12:31pm

Moved
Moved from Millipedes. Moved based on Rowland Shelley's comment below. Upon reading the species description on the BG Info page, I see that this species is associated with woodlands, so I wanted to note that this specimen was photographed in a sandy field, but a small woodlot was nearby.

Thanks to Dr. Shelley for the ID!
… John Pearson, 1 September, 2011 - 12:27pm

I think it is Pleuroloma flav
I think it is Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820 Rowland Shelley
… Rowland Shelley, 31 August, 2011 - 7:58pm

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