Common Pygmy Woodlouse
Trichoniscus pusillus
Summary 2
Trichoniscus pusillus, sometimes called the common pygmy woodlouse, is one of the five most common species of woodlice in the British Isles. It is acknowledged to be the most abundant terrestrial isopod in Britain. It is found commonly across Europe north of the Alps, and has been introduced to Madeira, the Azores and North America.
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- (c) Andy Murray, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/andybadger/8670112582/
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichoniscus_pusillus
More Info
iNat Map
| Region | Midatlantic: NC; VA; WV; MD; DE; NJ; PA, New England; NY; NB; PEI; and NS, Quebec and Newfoundland |
|---|---|
| Habitat | inland |
| Rolls into a ball? | No |
| Eyes very large? | No |
| Antennal flagella | One |
| Paired ocelli | three |
| Pereonite texture | smooth |
| Uropods | - |
| Telson | - |
| Status | introduced |
