Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Scorpions (Scorpiones) » Buthidae » Bark Scorpions (Centruroides) » Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus)
Photo#1359675
Scorpion with young - Centruroides vittatus - female
Copyright © 2017 kdclower

Scorpion with young - Centruroides vittatus - Female
Dallas County, Texas, USA
July 3, 2014
Taken at Lake Ray Roberts. She was hiding on a dead log.
Contributed by kdclower on 22 April, 2017 - 5:51pm
Last updated 6 January, 2018 - 11:37pm

Moved
Moved from Scorpions.
… Kari J McWest, 6 January, 2018 - 11:37pm

Centruroides vittatus
the dark chevron on the front of the prosoma is indicative of vittatus and makes it easy to tell it apart from C hentzi
… Marcus bullock, 24 May, 2017 - 12:48am

 
Thank you! I really wasn't e
Thank you! I really wasn't expecting this to get ID'd.
… kdclower, 27 May, 2017 - 1:50pm

 
Easy
This is the only scorpion species in the eastern half of Texas, very distinctive, and very common.
… Kari J McWest, 6 January, 2018 - 11:40pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo