Lepisma saccharina
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Author(s): Gary Alpert, Harvard University
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Gary Alpert, Harvard University
Source: IPM Images
Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus, 1758 - (common silverfish)
This species of silverfish is widely distributed around the world. It is a general pest in households, mills or food storage facilities, where it feeds on flour and bran but also on paper or textiles (e.g. cotton).
L. saccharina has a body length of around 10 mm, without the antennae and tails. The colour is a silvery gray and in contrast to several other silverfish species has few hairs.
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| • Deutsch: | Silberfischchen Zuckergast |
| • English: | common silverfish |
| • Español: | lepisma del azúcar pececillo de plata |
| • Français: | poisson d'argent commun lépisme argenté petit poisson d'argent |
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