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silverfish - Ctenolepisma
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silverfish - Ctenolepisma
Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
July 30, 2008
Silverfish
Contributed by Andrew Williams on 14 April, 2009 - 2:08pm
Last updated 14 March, 2011 - 8:57pm

Moved
Moved from Common Silverfish.
… v belov, 14 March, 2011 - 8:57pm

Not Lepisma but Ctenolepisma
Howdy, this is certainly no Lepisma but rather a Ctenolepisma. C. longicaudata could be a good fit, but I'm unsure about the possible presence of body doubles in the region.

Cheers, Arp
… Arp, 2 April, 2010 - 5:43pm

Lepisma saccharina…
This is the common silverfish which has flattened and broadened leg femora.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/40366
… Ross Hill, 6 May, 2009 - 9:38pm

 
thank you
Thanks for the ID help. I appreciate it.
… Andrew Williams, 7 May, 2009 - 9:25am

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