Pennington Gap Mimic Millipede

Brachoria dentata

Classification

Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Xystodesmidae

Brachoria dentata, the Pennington Gap mimic millipede, is an Appalachian mimic millipede in the Xystodesmidae family. It is common in Eastern United States mixed mesophytic deciduous forests of the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. Similar to Apheloria virginiensis corrugata and several co-occurring Brachoria species, it is boldly patterned black and yellow or red.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

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Pennington Gap Mimic Millipede

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