Myriapods of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Order:	Class:	Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Scutigeridae Members:	15 NC Records
Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758) - House Centipede

Taxonomy

Class: Chilopoda (Centipedes)

Order: Scutigeromorpha

Family: Scutigeridae

Checklist Number: 191.000

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:

Online Photographs: BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, GBIF

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for Exotic Invaded Habitats

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks:

State Protection:

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Scutigera coleoptrata - House Centipede		Photos: 7
	Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams on 2024-10-21 Gates Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2020-05-25 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2019-09-23 Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2015-04-10 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Newman, randy on 2008-04-26 Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Newman, Randy & Merritt, Jody on 2004-11-24 Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: L. Amos, S. Fambrough on 0000-00-00 Vance Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Scutigera coleoptrata - House Centipede