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Versicolored Pill Woodlouse
Armadillidium versicolor
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.
Easily confused with
Common Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgare
Common Rough WoodlousePorcellio scaber
Brickwork WoodlousePorcellio spinicornis
Common Shiny WoodlouseOniscus asellus
Rathke's WoodlouseTrachelipus rathkii
Common Striped WoodlousePhiloscia muscorum
Nosy Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium nasatum
Painted Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium pictum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Austria | 739 |
|---|---|
| Russia | 675 |
| United States | 596 |
| Alaska | 596 |
| Steiermark | 386 |
| Ukraine | 240 |
| Czechia | 234 |
| Poland | 233 |
| Moscow | 174 |
| Kursk Oblast | 120 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopods · Isopoda |
| Family | Pill Woodlice · Armadillidiidae |
| Genus | Pillbugs · Armadillidium |
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 Versicolored Pill Woodlouse with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.