Rosy Woodlouse - Androniscus dentiger
The Rosy Woodlouse is small and only 6 mm long It is characteristically pink or orange in colour, with a yellow stripe along the midline of the dorsal surface, which divides in two towards the animal's tail. It has large eyes for its size and a granular exoskeleton.
Damp, shaded places such as under stones and logs in gardens, quarries and caves, especially in lime rich areas.
All year round.
Feeds on dead plant matter.
Fairly common and widespread in Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
01 January 2022
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
26 March 2024
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
09 February 2026
CAPochin
Stoneygate garden
22 April 2022
Mark Skevington
Whetstone Garden
06 January 2013
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
23 May 2014
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Species profile
- Common names
- Rosy Woodlouse
- Species group:
- crustacean
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Isopoda
- Family:
- Trichoniscidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 18
- First record:
- 30/09/1987 (Adrian Rundle)
- Last record:
- 09/02/2026 (Higgott, Mike)
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CAPochin
Stoneygate garden
22 April 2022
Saharima Roenisch
Oadby, Lucas Marsh Nature Reserve
05 May 2019
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
14 June 2016
