Bug FAQBlue Ridge Rockslater
Ligidium blueridgensis · Order: Isopoda · Family: Ligiidae
Blue Ridge Rockslater is a terrestrial isopod found in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains of the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Male second pleopod endopodite ends in a thin projection that rises from the inner tip corner of the dorsal surface and points toward the rear and inward. In Ligidium pacolet the endopodite widens in the last third, while in Ligidium blueridgensis it stays the same width throughout.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives on land as a member of the family Ligiidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Questions people ask
How can I tell Blue Ridge Rockslater apart from similar species?
Look at the male second pleopod; this species has a thin projection that points toward the rear and inward, while the related species lack that shape.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Ligiidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligidium_blueridgensis
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