Black-and-gold Flat Millipede

Apheloria virginiensis

Classification

Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Xystodesmidae

Apheloria virginiensis is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. Also known as the Virginia cherry millipede, this species is found in Virginia and North Carolina. This millipede secretes hydrogen cyanide and benzaldehyde as a defense mechanism, and these compounds smell like cherries or almonds.

Distribution

Black-and-gold Flat Millipede — (c) Kathy Richardson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kathy Richardson · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 4,265Canada · 150

Sources and credits

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