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Flat-backed millipede

Apheloria virginiensis

Description:

Large Millipede with hard exoskeleton

Habitat:

Eastern forest

Notes:

Not sure I have the correct scientific name

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 6 years ago
Flat-backed Milliped
Apheloria virginiensis corrugata Millipede - Apheloria virginiensis - BugGuide.Net


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1 Comment

bayucca
bayucca 6 years ago

Xystodesmidae, Apheloriini, Apheloria virginiensis corrugata I would say. Usually Millipeds are very tricky to get even to family and genus. But in this case I am quite confident (which does actually not mean a lot...). But in any case I will try to get a confirmation for the species.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/518648
http://bugguide.net/node/view/60558/bgpa...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/877958/bgp...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/8260
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showima...
http://www.gettyimages.ch/detail/foto/po...
https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/photo...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29367844@N...

Leann Trowbridge
Spotted by
Leann Trowbridge

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Jun 4, 2017
Submitted on Jun 4, 2017

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