Silverfish Juvenile
Lepisma saccharinum (juvenile)
A silverfish nymph is a tiny, pale version of the adult that hides in cracks, cupboards, and other damp sheltered places. It feeds on starches and proteins such as paper fibers, glue, crumbs, and shed skin. Nymphs avoid light and rely on quick bursts of running rather than fighting. Unlike many insects, they keep molting repeatedly as they grow, gradually gaining the silvery scales of the adult.
- Type
- Swift
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Silverfish Juvenile
- Silverfish