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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Silverfish (Zygentoma) » Lepismatidae
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Silver Fish?
Copyright © 2012 Federal Copyright Protected 2012 - Copyright Owner - Leon Paul Reyna of Leon Paul Reyna Photography

Silver Fish?
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
January 14, 2012
Size: 1/2"
This little critter was crawling up a wall in my daughter's room. At first I though it was worm but now I think Silver Fish?
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Contributed by L. Reyna on 15 January, 2012 - 12:30am
Last updated 21 January, 2012 - 9:37pm

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 January, 2012 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

It appears to be Ctenolepisma
It appears to be Ctenolepisma longicaudata. Not an expert, but there are only 4 species that are even remotely common indoors and this specimen matches C. longicaudata quite well.
… Jordan Gesell, 15 January, 2012 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

Yep!
It's a silverfish! Someone else might be able to provide a species though.
… C. L. Goforth, 15 January, 2012 - 1:15am login or register to post comments

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