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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » House Centipedes (Scutigeromorpha) » Scutigeridae » Scutigera » House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
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Centipede - Scutigera coleoptrata
Copyright © 2011 Bill Johnson

Centipede - Scutigera coleoptrata
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
October 9, 2010
This was shot outside, but I think it's a House Centipede - Scutigera sp., but I'd never seen one that had purple in its' coloration. Is this a correct ID, and is the coloration due to age - i.e., it's a young specimen, or is it a completely different species? Thanks.

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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 16 January, 2011 - 3:40pm
Last updated 12 April, 2011 - 6:59am

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 April, 2011 - 6:59am login or register to post comments

house centipede
As no one else has commented on it, I will.

Yes, I think you have a house centipede. It should have 15 pairs of legs, but yours seems to have lost quite a few. Yours has the well-developed eyes; very long, banded legs, and three darkish stripes down the back typical of the species.

Here is a darker one with a similar purple hue:
… Sara Rall , 2 April, 2011 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

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