silverfish

Also known as Lepisma saccharinum, Lepisma saccharina

The silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum) is a species of small, primitive, wingless insect in the order Zygentoma (formerly Thysanura). Its common name derives from the insect's silvery light grey colour, combined with the fish-like appearance of its movements. The scientific name (L. saccharinum) indicates that the silverfish's diet consists of carbohydrates such as sugar or starches. While the common name silverfish is used throughout the global literature to refer to various species of Zygentoma, the Entomological Society of America restricts use of the term solely for Lepisma saccharinum.

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Silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum) is a small, wingless insect named for its silvery grey color and fish-like movements, and it feeds on carbohydrates like sugar and starches. While "silverfish" is used broadly for various insects in the order Zygentoma, the term technically refers only to this one species according to the Entomological Society of America.

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Long-tailed Silverfish

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衣魚（學名：Lepisma saccharina），俗稱蠹[可疑 –讨论]、蠹魚、白魚、壁魚、赤木蟲、書蟲或衣蟲，古名蛃(音同“丙”)，是一種靈巧、怕光、而且無翅的昆虫，身體呈銀灰色，因此也有白魚的稱號，嗜食糖類及澱粉等碳水化合物，牠的體型細長，無翅，身體上佈滿了鱗片，口器為咀嚼式。衣魚在昆蟲界的分類是：衣魚目；總尾目，在地球上已經出現約三億年。

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Image: Silberfischchen.jpg
Life expectancy: 2

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taxon name: Lepisma saccharina
Commons category: Lepisma saccharina
Commons gallery: Lepisma saccharina
taxon common name: xibiella
start time: 400000000-

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==Description== The silverfish is a nocturnal insect typically long. Its abdomen tapers at the end, giving it a fish-like appearance. The newly hatched are whitish, but develop a greyish hue and metallic sheen as they get older. It has two long cerci and one terminal filament at the tip of the abdomen between the cerci. It also has two small compound eyes, although other members of Zygentoma are eyeless, such as the family Nicoletiidae.