Scolopendra laeta
1 Giant Centipede at Theodore, ACT
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| Scolopendra laeta | MichaelBedingfield | 21 Mar 2021 | |
| Scolopendra laeta | StephenMahony | 21 Mar 2021 | |
| Scolopendra sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 13 Sep 2019 | |
| Scolopendra sp. (genus) | Harrisi | 13 Sep 2019 |
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2 comments
21 Mar 2021
No worries. This is an interesting colour form of S. laeta that is only known to occur in the region from Canberra - Cooma. There do seem to be hybrids/integrades of it and the standard S. laeta colour for within the ACT.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.131442-35.444618
- Maps Melrose
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Sep 2019 03:08 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scolopendra laeta Centipedes (Chilopoda) Other Arthropods
Species information
- Scolopendra laeta Scientific name
- Giant Centipede Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1001m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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