Lepisma
Lepisma is a genus of primitive insects in the order Zygentoma and the family Lepismatidae.
The most familiar member of the genus Lepisma is the silverfish (L. saccharinum), a cosmopolitan species that likes damp habitats, tends to hide in crevices and is usually found in human habitations, becoming household pests under certain conditions. While the common name silverfish is used throughout the global literature to refer to various species of Zygentoma, the Entomological Society of America restricts use of the term solely for Lepisma saccharinum.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Silverfish
speciesLepisma saccharinum
Lepisma chlorosoma
speciesLepisma chlorosoma
Lepisma baeticum
speciesLepisma baeticum
Lepisma braunsi
speciesLepisma braunsi
Lepisma elegans
speciesLepisma elegans
Lepisma jagerskioeldi
speciesLepisma jagerskioeldi
Lepisma jagerskioldi
speciesLepisma jagerskioldi
Lepisma oudemansi
speciesLepisma oudemansi
Lepisma sesotho
speciesLepisma sesotho
Lepisma simulatrix
speciesLepisma simulatrix
Lepisma tragardhi
speciesLepisma tragardhi
Lepisma zulu
speciesLepisma zulu
Lepisma bogdanowi
speciesLepisma bogdanowi
Lepisma devadasii
speciesLepisma devadasii
Lepisma psammophila
speciesLepisma psammophila
Lepisma intermedium
speciesLepisma intermedium
Lepisma albomaculatum
speciesLepisma albomaculatum
Lepisma indicum
speciesLepisma indicum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48299.