Mountain Stone Bristletail vs Southern Rock Bristletail
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Mountain Stone Bristletail | Southern Rock Bristletail |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Machilis germanica | Lepismachilis y-signata |
| Order | Archaeognatha | Archaeognatha |
| Family | Machilidae | Machilidae |
| Size | 8-12 mm | 8-11 mm |
| Habitat | Mountains | Underground |
| Diet | Detritivores | Detritivores |
| Regions | Central Europe | Mediterranean Europe |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Mountain Stone Bristletail
A scaled, humped bristletail found on rock faces and stone walls in European mountains. It has large touching compound eyes, long antennae, and three caudal filaments.
Did You Know?
Bristletails have an indirect mating system where males deposit sperm droplets on silk threads for females to pick up.
Southern Rock Bristletail
A Mediterranean bristletail identified by a Y-shaped marking on its thorax. It lives under stones and in rock crevices.
Did You Know?
The Y-shaped thoracic marking gives this species its distinctive name.