🐛Silverfish
The silverfish is a species of small, primitive, wingless insect in the order Zygentoma. Its common name derives from the insect's silvery light grey colour, combined with the fish-like appearance of its movements. The scientific name indicates that the silverfish's diet consists of carbohydrates such as sugar or starches. 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 to Lepisma saccharinum.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Lepisma saccharina yet.
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Everything we know about the Silverfish
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Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderZygentoma
- ›familyLepismatidae
- ›genusLepisma
- ›speciesLepisma saccharinum
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderZygentoma
- familyLepismatidae
- genusLepisma
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderZygentoma
- familyLepismatidae
- genusLepisma
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