Porcellio spinicornis
A particularly attractive woodlouse. Fully grown it reaches about 12 mm long. It has a black head, black eyes, and a dark central stripe with a row of yellow blotches down either side. Antennae with two flagellal segments.
Philoscia muscorum (Common Striped Woodlouse) also has a dark central band but has a 'stepped' outline, unlike the smoother outline of Porcellio spinicornis.
It is common in gardens where it likes mortared walls.
All year round.
It can run quite fast, but usually stays still for a while when first disturbed.
Widespread and locally common in Britain.
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Ratby garden1
25 April 2009
steven lewis
welby
06 March 2017
Craig Mabbett
Broughton Astley Garden
22 February 2018
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Woodlice, Crustaceans
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Isopoda
- Family:
- Porcellionidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 25/04/2009 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 30/09/2020 (Dejardin, Andrew)
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