Egyptian Firebrat

Thermobia aegyptiaca · Order: Zygentoma · Family: Lepismatidae

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Egyptian Firebrat
Photo: Alexis, CC BY

The Egyptian firebrat is a silverfish species in the family Lepismatidae. It is found together with the termite Psammotermes hybostoma. Its distribution includes Africa and the eastern Mediterranean region.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Thermobia aegyptiaca belongs to the silverfish family Lepismatidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

The species has been recorded in association with the termite Psammotermes hybostoma.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Basin.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Egyptian Firebrat photo 2
Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY
Egyptian Firebrat photo 3
Photo: Ludovic Trochadero, CC BY
Egyptian Firebrat photo 4
Photo: Ludovic Trochadero, CC BY
Egyptian Firebrat photo 5
Photo: Chaym Turak, CC BY-SA

Questions people ask

Where is the Egyptian firebrat found?

It lives in Africa and the eastern Mediterranean region and is often found with the termite Psammotermes hybostoma.

Source: Wikipedia

What family does the Egyptian firebrat belong to?

It is a member of the silverfish family Lepismatidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Lepismatidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermobia_aegyptiaca

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