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Porcellionides - Porcellionides pruinosus

Porcellionides - Porcellionides pruinosus
Pittsfield/In a building downtown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
March 7, 2015
Found in the basement hallways of a building downtown.

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Moved
Moved from Woodlice.

 
Just curious..
Thanks for the id. Just curious what feature stands out that distinguishes it from P. floria.

 
Range and antennae coloration
P. floria is only currently known from the west and south of the United States, so range was a fairly easy way to differentiate between the two in this case. The only visual method of differentiation between the two that doesn't require the use of a scanning electron microscope is the degree of banding in the antennae. P. pruinosus have large areas of the antennae covered in white, like can be seen here, whereas P. floria have just a small amount of white.

 
Thanks you.
Thank you for your time and explanation. It's greatly appreciated.

 
You're quite welcome!
And thank you for contributing a photo of an common yet uncommonly photographed species!

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