Geophilus insculptus
This is a long (up to 40 mm) earth centipede or wire worm and is pale yellow in colour with a darker head. It has between 45 and 53 pairs of legs.
In the upper layer of the soil, under stones etc.
All year round
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
02 April 2013
female - specimen examined
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Centipedes & Millipedes
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Geophilomorpha
- Family:
- Geophilidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 02/04/2013 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 02/04/2013 (Calow, Graham)
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