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Rosy Woodlouse

Androniscus dentiger

Classification

Order
Isopoda

Androniscus dentiger, the rosy woodlouse or pink woodlouse, is a species of woodlouse found from the British Isles to North Africa. Description Androniscus dentiger is a small woodlouse, at only 6 mm (¼ in) long, and 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.

Distribution

Anne Krediet · CC BY
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United Kingdom · 342France · 123Belgium · 30Switzerland · 29Netherlands · 28Germany · 25Luxembourg · 14Italy · 9Spain · 1