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Identification
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Common Name: Isopod (Sowbug, Roly-poly, Pillbug, Common Woodlouse,
Common Pill Woodlouse, Potato Bug, Dooryard Sowbug)
Scientific Name: Armadillidium vulgare
| Class |
Malacostraca |
| Order |
Isopoda |
| Family |
Armadillidiidae
- Pill Bugs |
Isopods are crustaceans (not insects) that occur on land, in freshwater,
and in salt water.
In North America,
most terrestrial isopods are exotic species introduced from Europe.
Of these, Armadillidium vulgare is the most common.
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