Porcellio scaber

Common slater at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Porcellio dilatatus	14 Dec 2018	KimPullen
Porcellio scaber	6 Jun 2018	KimPullen
Porcellio scaber	6 Jun 2018	jb2602

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2 comments

silverseastarsong wrote:

15 Dec 2018

This may be Porcellio dilatatus. This is a broader-bodied species with texture limited to the center of the tergites (transversly speaking). Otherwise quite similar to Porcellio scaber with which it is often mistaken. More research is necessary to be certain, however. It looks a bit off compared to the ones I know from overseas.

KimPullen wrote:

15 Dec 2018

New identification suggested as per advice above.

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Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
30 May 2018 02:18 PM Recorded on
jb2602 Recorded by
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Species information

Porcellio scaber Scientific name
Common slater Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 764m Recorded at altitude
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