9 Types of Centipedes in New Jersey
9 types of centipedes have a verified observation record in New Jersey. 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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9 types of centipedes have a verified observation record in New Jersey. 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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2,626 verified observations on iNaturalist of centipede have been recorded in New Jersey, most often in April, March, May.
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9 types of centipedes recorded in New Jersey
9 centipede species have a verified observation record in New Jersey, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.
6 of the 9 shown are recorded as introduced to New Jersey rather than native.
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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 990 verified observations, about 61% of all centipedes reported in New Jersey. If you spot a centipede here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
New Jersey also hosts less common centipedes such as Japanese House 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 Japanese House Centipede are recorded by iNaturalist as introduced in New Jersey rather than native, so they arrived with human help rather than on their own.