6 Types of Centipedes in Connecticut
6 types of centipedes have a verified observation record in Connecticut. The most frequently recorded are House Centipede, Brown Centipede and Eastern Red Centipede. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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6 types of centipedes have a verified observation record in Connecticut. The most frequently recorded are House Centipede, Brown Centipede and Eastern Red Centipede. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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Real sighting data, source iNaturalist
1,042 verified observations on iNaturalist of centipede have been recorded in Connecticut, most often in April, October, May.
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6 types of centipedes recorded in Connecticut
6 centipede species have a verified observation record in Connecticut, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.
3 of the 6 shown are recorded as introduced to Connecticut rather than native.
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Strigamia bothriopus
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Plus 7 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
The House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) is the most commonly recorded, with 331 verified observations, about 60% of all centipedes reported in Connecticut. If you spot a centipede here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Connecticut also hosts less common centipedes such as Eastern Red Centipede, Strigamia bothriopus and Diamondback Soil Centipede, each recorded fewer than 100 times. These are the species worth a second look when you are out, since a sighting is more notable.
Not every one of these is originally from here. House Centipede, Brown Centipede and Common Cryptops are recorded by iNaturalist as introduced in Connecticut rather than native, so they arrived with human help rather than on their own.