Common Striped Woodlouse (lat. Philoscia muscorum)

Common Striped Woodlouse
Common Striped Woodlouse

Description

P. muscorum may reach 11 millimetres (0.43 in) in length, with a shiny body which is mottled and greyish-brown in colour. The fast woodlouse is, as its name suggests, faster than other common species; its body is raised up off the ground rather more than the others and the head is always very dark in colour.

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Classification

Twelve subspecies are recognised:

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Color variation

P. muscorum has variable coloration. While most commonly brown or grey, it may also be yellow, red, or orange.

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See also

List of woodlice of the British Isles

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