Silverfish
Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus
Order: Thysanura
Family: Lepismatidae
Size range
- Small, up to 15 mm long
Distribution
- Worldwide
- Found in houses
Life History
- Prefers high humidity
- Active at night
- Damages paper
- Eats starch in all its forms – cereals, flour, paper with glue, paste or sizing, bookbindings, and starch in clothing