Lepisma chlorosoma
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Lepisma chlorosoma is a species of wingless silverfish in the family Lepismatidae. It occurs in the western Mediterranean Basin, with confirmed records in southern Europe (Portugal, Spain, mainland Italy including Sicily and Sardinia, and recently Croatia) and North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia).
Lepisma chlorosoma was described in 1846 by the French entomologist Hippolyte Lucas. The name chlorosoma derives from the Greek chlōros (green) and sōma (body), referring to the insect's greenish coloration. L. chlorosoma typically inhabits Mediterranean climates. Unlike L. baeticum, which is often found under stones or leaf litter, L. chlorosoma is usually encountered under the bark of living trees (notably in olive and carob groves), as Lucas originally noted in Algeria. It has also been collected in other cryptic sites and occasionally in or near ant nests.
This species has the characteristic silverfish form: an elongated, flattened... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lepisma chlorosoma sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 350th most-seen of the 457 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lepisma chlorosoma in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months.
Only Madrid, in our data
Madrid is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lepisma chlorosoma sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lepisma chlorosoma is recorded against all the insects logged in Madrid (10 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
