A Silverfish at Belconnen, ACT
Identification history
| Heterolepisma sp. (genus) | 18 Apr 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Heterolepisma sp. (genus) | 18 Apr 2025 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 17 Apr 2025 | kasiaaus |
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GBS
wrote:
17 Apr 2025
It appears to be a species of Heterolepisma, probably H. highlandi which I have collected several times around, but not within the ACT. Please note that the genus name is likely to change within the next few months due to molecular studies of some South American Heterolepisma species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.062567-35.227285
- Altitude 616.0m
- Maps Lake Ginninderra
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Apr 2025 12:49 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Silverfish (Zygentoma) Primitive insects Insects Heterolepisma sp. (genus)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Heterolepisma sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A Silverfish Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 605.59m to 616m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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