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Long-flange Millipede
Orthomorpha coarctata
26 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.
Easily confused with
Greenhouse MillipedeOxidus gracilis
Anoplodesmus saussurii
Orthomorphella pekuensis
Chondromorpha xanthotricha
Yellow-spotted MillipedeHarpaphe haydeniana
Orange Rosary MillipedeHelicorthomorpha holstii
Streptogonopus phipsoni
Chondrodesmus sabachanus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 631 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 331 |
| Brazil | 292 |
| Hawaii | 283 |
| China | 196 |
| Texas | 107 |
| Singapore | 106 |
| Taiwan | 91 |
| Australia | 83 |
| Taiwan Province | 83 |
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 | Paradoxical keeled millipedes · Paradoxosomatidae |
| Genus | Orthomorpha |
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 Long-flange Millipede with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.