Silverfish
Lepisma saccharinum
About Silverfish
A primitive wingless insect with a silvery scaled body and three tail filaments. A common household inhabitant.
Did You Know?
Has existed in essentially the same form for 400 million years making it one of the oldest surviving insect designs.
Distribution
Where Silverfish can be found
Seasonal Activity
Peak activity
Moderate
Low / dormant
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APA:
Orbitrock. (2026). Silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum). Retrieved from https://orbitrock.com/insect/silverfish
MLA:
"Silverfish." Orbitrock, https://orbitrock.com/insect/silverfish.