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Grey Silverfish

Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Classification

Class
Insecta

Ctenolepisma longicaudatum, generally known as the gray silverfish, long-tailed silverfish or paper silverfish, is a species of Zygentoma in the family Lepismatidae. It was described by the German entomologist Karl Leopold Escherich in 1905 based on specimens collected in South Africa, but is found worldwide as synanthrope in human housings. In recent years, gray silverfish have increasingly become an issue in indoor environments in Europe, especially in newly built houses with a stable climate beneficial for the growth and reproduction of this species.

Distribution

Martien van den Heuvel · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 3,923Belgium · 3,238Germany · 1,583Spain · 108United Kingdom · 84Italy · 52France · 38Switzerland · 29Luxembourg · 15Peru · 5