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Luminous Centipede

Geophilus carpophagus

Classification

Geophilus carpophagus, the fruit-eating geophilus, is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae. It grows up to 60 millimeters in length, with an orange/tan body bearing a distinctive purplish marbled pattern (also seen in Henia vesuviana). Males of this species have 51 to 55 pairs of legs; females have 53 to 57.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 205Netherlands · 192United Kingdom · 81Belgium · 14Germany · 10Luxembourg · 5Italy · 2