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, [1] but is found worldwide as synanthrope in human housings.

Long, tapered, segmented insects covered in silver scales. They have long antennae and three long whip-like bristles at the back end of the body. Nymphs are like small adults, but are translucent. The adults will run around very quickly when disturbed.

2024年5月27日 · The grey silverfish, Ctenolepisma longicaudatum, AKA “longtail silverfish” seems to be getting a lot more attention these days around the globe. Although it has been present in the United States for some time, we have seen this species aggressively spread across all parts of Europe, leaving lots of damage to a wide range of materials in its ...

2023年7月13日 · Silverfish are shiny silver insects with scales and antennae. They don’t have wings, but they have a soft body and are covered in fine scales that look like a fish. They have a flat and...

6 天之前 · The Gray Silverfish is a fast insect usually found around dark, warm places inside a home (ovens, furnaces, fireplaces, bathroom vents, clothes dryer, etc.). It has a very flat body and can run under baseboards and into other tight spaces to hide.

2020年9月4日 · Four-lined Silverfish (formerly Ctenolepisma quadriseriata, now synonymized with C. lineata) has 4 dark lines down its back (adult image)

2024年6月15日 · Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) are small, wingless, six-legged insects about 3/4 inch long. Their solid silvery gray color looks metallic. Their movements are somewhat fishlike, hence their other name—fish moths. Silverfish are sometimes called bristletails because of the three tail-like tendrils on their rear sections.

2019年6月7日 · Though most are generally cosmopolitan in distribution, the Gray Silverfish is found most in the Midwest to California and the South. Presence of the Silverfish, Lepisma saccharina indicate a cool and humid environment. Gray Silverfish will favor areas of high temperature, while Firebrats need even hotter temperatures.

The species also known under the common names of giant silverfish, gray silverfish, long-tailed silverfish, or paperfish [4,5] is a synanthropic invasive pest from the family Lepismatidae, with uncertain native range [6,7], even though some authors speculate that it may originate from the central parts of America .

Gray silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudata). The gray silverfish is able to consume cellulose in paper, textiles, and plant matter, and they are a major pest in libraries, museums, and households. They also eat the skin that they leave behind each time they molt.