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Black-and-gold Flat Millipede
Apheloria virginiensis
732 observations in the source records
28 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.
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What the records say
- 732 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Yellow-and-black Flat MillipedeApheloria tigana
Red-sided Flat MillipedeSigmoria latior
Apheloria montana
Yellow-spotted MillipedeHarpaphe haydeniana
Georgia Flat-backed MillipedeCherokia georgiana
Boraria stricta
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,906 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 3,913 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,613 |
| New York | 2,281 |
| Maryland | 1,631 |
| Ohio | 1,103 |
| Canada | 861 |
| West Virginia | 827 |
| Ontario | 823 |
| Kentucky | 716 |
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 Black-and-gold Flat Millipede with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.