Lepismatidae (family)

A silverfish at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

	Lepismatidae (family)	22 Sep 2020	KimPullen
	Lepismatidae (family)	20 Sep 2020	JonSteinbeck

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I found this Silverfish in a box that we were throwing out and it seemed like a good opportunity to get a photograph. The box full of old DVDs had been in our garden shed for a few years but was dry inside.

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Location information

Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Silverfish (Zygentoma) Primitive insects Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Lepismatidae (family) Scientific name
A silverfish Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 654m Recorded at altitude
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