6 Types of Centipedes in Michigan
6 types of centipedes have a verified observation record in Michigan. The most frequently recorded are House Centipede, Brown Centipede and Diamondback Soil 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 Michigan. The most frequently recorded are House Centipede, Brown Centipede and Diamondback Soil Centipede. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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Real sighting data, source iNaturalist
1,818 verified observations on iNaturalist of centipede have been recorded in Michigan, most often in April, May, June.
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6 types of centipedes recorded in Michigan
6 centipede species have a verified observation record in Michigan, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.
4 of the 6 shown are recorded as introduced to Michigan rather than native.
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Plus 6 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 490 verified observations, about 49% of all centipedes reported in Michigan. If you spot a centipede here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Michigan also hosts less common centipedes such as Diamondback Soil Centipede, Eastern Red Centipede and Japanese House 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 Japanese House Centipede are recorded by iNaturalist as introduced in Michigan rather than native, so they arrived with human help rather than on their own.