Spotting

Description:

Centipede or millipede looking insect, yellow and black

Habitat:

Woods

1 Species ID Suggestions

zonbonzovi 12 years ago

N/A

somthing in family Xystodesmidae Family Xystodesmidae - BugGuide.Net

3 Comments

Latimeria 12 years ago

That's a millipede: it has two pairs of legs per body segment. Also, millipedes aren't insects, they're in their own subphylum of Arthropoda, Myriapoda.

This one might be in the order Polydesmida, but I'm not 100% on that. Also, I removed that extra picture of the moth for you.

ZackUmbarger 12 years ago

I've seen these when I go backpacking on the Appalatian Trail, I still have no idea what they are, good luck

alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Nice Centipede, but likely the Moth should have it's own page.

Spotted by
logtail

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Aug 8, 2011
Submitted on Aug 8, 2011