Common Striped Woodlouse
Philoscia muscorum
Summary 2
Philoscia muscorum, the common striped woodlouse or fast woodlouse, is a common European woodlouse. It is widespread in Europe, the British Isles and is found from southern Scandinavia to the Ukraine and Greece. It has also spread to Washington and many states in New England, as well as Nova Scotia.
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philoscia_muscorum
More Info
iNat Map
| Region | California, Midatlantic: NC; VA; WV; MD; DE; NJ; PA, New England; NY; NB; PEI; and NS, Old Northwest: ON; MN; IA; MS; AK; WI; IL; MI; IN; OH; KY; TN, Pacific Northwest: BC; WA; OR |
|---|---|
| Habitat | inland |
| Rolls into a ball? | No |
| Eyes very large? | No |
| Antennal flagella | Three |
| Paired ocelli | numerous |
| Pereonite texture | smooth |
| Uropods | single |
| Status | introduced |
| Telson | Wide |
