previous | index | next 800x560 pixels 136.3 KB | Wood Louse070.jpg | Larger Image

Common Name:
European Sowbug

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Subclass:
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Infraorder:
Superfamily: Oniscoidea
Family: Oniscidae
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Species:
Oniscus asellus

Hodges No:

Location:
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, NY
USA

Date: 4/3/05

Stage:
Sex:
Notes: Introduced Species

Oniscus asellus Oniscidae
European Sowbug
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
Please feel free to drop me an eMail with corrections or comments. They are greatly appreciated.