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While silverfish are harmless to humans and play an essential role in the ecosystem as decomposers and seed dispersers, they can destroy books, old papers, wallpaper, carpets, furniture, and clothes.
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Ctenolepisma longicaudatum, generally known as the gray silverfish, long-tailed silverfish or paper silverfish, is a species of Zygentoma in the family Lepismatidae. It was described by the German entomologist Karl Leopold Escherich in 1905 based on specimens collected in South Africa , [ 1 ] but is found worldwide as synanthrope in human housings.
The silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum) is a species of small, primitive, [1] wingless insect in the order Zygentoma (formerly Thysanura). Its common name derives from the insect's silvery light grey colour, combined with the fish-like appearance of its movements.
Silverfish may be found in moist, humid environments or dry conditions, both as free-living organisms or nest-associates. [15] In domestic settings, they feed on cereals, paste, paper, starch in clothes, rayon fabrics and dried meats. [16] In nature, they will feed on organic detritus. [17]
The abdomen is often marked with dark brown lines and the species is sometimes called four-lined silverfish. This species is native to southern Europe but is now found throughout most of the world, aside from polar and cooler temperate regions (e.g. the British Isles ), as an accidental introduction.
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