Scolopendra laeta
Giant Centipede at Hume, ACT
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| Scolopendra laeta | MichaelBedingfield | 22 Mar 2021 | |
| Scolopendra laeta | StephenMahony | 21 Mar 2021 |
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User's notes
Grassland colour form of Scolopendra laeta known only to occur from Canberra to Cooma in grassland habitat. Hybrid/integrade colour forms with the standard S. laeta colour form also appear to occur in the ACT, so unlikely to be a distinct species.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.166261-35.372050
- Altitude 591.6m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Grassland
- Places Hume, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Mar 2021 01:27 PM Recorded on
- StephenMahony Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- StephenMahony 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
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