Lepismatidae (family)

1 A silverfish at Bruce, ACT

Lepismatidae (family) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Sep 2023
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Lepismatidae (family) 17 Sep 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 16 Sep 2023 AlisonMilton

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GBS wrote:
   1 Oct 2023
Almost certainly a native species belonging to the subfamily Heterolepismatinae however accurate identification requires dissection of specimens

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