Other animals › Lithobiidae
Brown Centipede
Lithobius forficatus
24,925 observations in the source records
29 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
- 24,925 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Garden LithobiusLithobius melanops
Banded CentipedeLithobius variegatus
Eastern Red CentipedeScolopocryptops sexspinosus
House CentipedeScutigera coleoptrata
Thorn-tailed Bark CentipedeScolopocryptops spinicaudus
Greater LithobiusLithobius pilicornis
Minor Blueleg CentipedeRhysida longipes
Least LithobiusLithobius microps
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 22,068 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 20,404 |
| Canada | 797 |
| United Kingdom | 632 |
| England | 566 |
| Ontario | 335 |
| Russia | 290 |
| Massachusetts | 285 |
| Nova Scotia | 242 |
| France | 194 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Centipedes · Chilopoda |
| Order | Stone Centipedes · Lithobiomorpha |
| Family | Lithobiidae |
| Genus | Typical Stone Centipedes · Lithobius |
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 Brown Centipede with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.