Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Silverfish at QPRC LGA

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Identification history

	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum	18 Mar 2024	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	17 Mar 2024	arjay

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2 comments

GBS wrote:

17 Mar 2024

Definitive identification of silverfish without dissection is not possible, however the specimen appears to be of Ctenolepisma longicaudatum or a closely related but as yet undescribed species.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

18 Mar 2024

Graeme should I change teh name of Ctenolepisma longicaudatum to Ctenolepisma longicaudatum (complex)?

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Location information

Places Charleys Forest, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
arjay Recorded by
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Primitive insects Insects Silverfish (Zygentoma) arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Ctenolepisma longicaudatum Scientific name
Silverfish Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 796.63m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information
Ngunnawal language
Lepisma saccharinum

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania