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Yellow-and-black Flat Millipede
Apheloria tigana
4,212 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 4,212 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Apheloria montana
Black-and-gold Flat MillipedeApheloria virginiensis
Yellow-spotted MillipedeHarpaphe haydeniana
Boraria stricta
Traveling Cherry MillipedePleuroloma flavipes
Georgia Flat-backed MillipedeCherokia georgiana
Rudiloria trimaculata
Red-sided Flat MillipedeSigmoria latior
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| North Carolina | 3,401 |
|---|---|
| United States | 865 |
| South Carolina | 33 |
| Tennessee | 21 |
| Kentucky | 10 |
| Arkansas | 8 |
| Indiana | 6 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| Missouri | 5 |
| Illinois | 5 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Millipedes · Diplopoda |
| Order | Flat-backed Millipedes · Polydesmida |
| Family | Cherry Millipedes · Xystodesmidae |
| Genus | Apheloria |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Yellow-and-black Flat Millipede with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.