Other animalsIn Ohio
House Centipede
Scutigera coleoptrata Linnaeus (1758)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Chilopoda
- Order
- Scutigeromorpha
- Family
- Scutigeridae
- Genus
- Scutigera
Introduced and invasive status
Introduced in Ohio: iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)
iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.
Range
Where it is recorded
Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
- No result yet (32)
- Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
- Recorded, season not shown (6)
- Season shown (0)
Counties as a table
| County | Records |
|---|---|
| Adams County | No qualifying records yet |
| Allen County | No qualifying records yet |
| Ashland County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Ashtabula County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Athens County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Auglaize County | No qualifying records yet |
| Belmont County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Brown County | No qualifying records yet |
| Butler County | 65 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Carroll County | No qualifying records yet |
| Champaign County | No qualifying records yet |
| Clark County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Clermont County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Clinton County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Columbiana County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Coshocton County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Crawford County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Cuyahoga County | 56 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Darke County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Defiance County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Delaware County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Erie County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Fairfield County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Fayette County | No qualifying records yet |
| Franklin County | 78 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Fulton County | No qualifying records yet |
| Gallia County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Geauga County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Greene County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Guernsey County | No qualifying records yet |
| Hamilton County | 47 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Hancock County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Hardin County | No qualifying records yet |
| Harrison County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Henry County | No qualifying records yet |
| Highland County | No qualifying records yet |
| Hocking County | No qualifying records yet |
| Holmes County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Huron County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Jackson County | No qualifying records yet |
| Jefferson County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Knox County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Lake County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Lawrence County | No qualifying records yet |
| Licking County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Logan County | No qualifying records yet |
| Lorain County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Lucas County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Madison County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Mahoning County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Marion County | No qualifying records yet |
| Medina County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Meigs County | No qualifying records yet |
| Mercer County | No qualifying records yet |
| Miami County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Monroe County | No qualifying records yet |
| Montgomery County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Morgan County | No qualifying records yet |
| Morrow County | No qualifying records yet |
| Muskingum County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Noble County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Ottawa County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Paulding County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Perry County | No qualifying records yet |
| Pickaway County | No qualifying records yet |
| Pike County | No qualifying records yet |
| Portage County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Preble County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Putnam County | No qualifying records yet |
| Richland County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Ross County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Sandusky County | No qualifying records yet |
| Scioto County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Seneca County | No qualifying records yet |
| Shelby County | No qualifying records yet |
| Stark County | 29 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Summit County | 37 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Trumbull County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Tuscarawas County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Union County | No qualifying records yet |
| Van Wert County | No qualifying records yet |
| Vinton County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Warren County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Washington County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Wayne County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Williams County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Wood County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Wyandot County | No qualifying records yet |
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Ohio
Late March to late November, middle week Aug 2–8
Middle week · Aug 2–8
This week · Nov 8–14
Show over the bars
Records per week from 656 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 555 dates. Latest record: December 2025.
Show as a table
| Week | Records of House Centipede | Years recorded | Records of all species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4–10 | 0 | 0 | 6,211 |
| Jan 11–17 | 3 | 2 | 5,146 |
| Jan 18–24 | 2 | 2 | 4,645 |
| Jan 25–31 | 3 | 3 | 4,698 |
| Feb 1–7 | 2 | 2 | 6,023 |
| Feb 8–14 | 0 | 0 | 5,888 |
| Feb 15–21 | 2 | 1 | 5,436 |
| Feb 22–28 | 4 | 3 | 6,846 |
| Mar 1–7 | 1 | 1 | 8,321 |
| Mar 8–14 | 4 | 4 | 10,384 |
| Mar 15–21 | 7 | 4 | 12,620 |
| Mar 22–28 | 7 | 5 | 13,949 |
| Mar 29 – Apr 4 | 11 | 7 | 19,661 |
| Apr 5–11 | 13 | 5 | 26,860 |
| Apr 12–18 | 26 | 6 | 39,925 |
| Apr 19–25 | 18 | 5 | 41,623 |
| Apr 26 – May 2 | 22 | 6 | 56,391 |
| May 3–9 | 15 | 7 | 52,952 |
| May 10–16 | 15 | 7 | 53,785 |
| May 17–23 | 19 | 7 | 57,698 |
| May 24–30 | 19 | 6 | 54,651 |
| May 31 – Jun 6 | 13 | 5 | 53,099 |
| Jun 7–13 | 16 | 7 | 53,700 |
| Jun 14–20 | 19 | 7 | 56,625 |
| Jun 21–27 | 14 | 7 | 55,361 |
| Jun 28 – Jul 4 | 13 | 6 | 58,477 |
| Jul 5–11 | 16 | 7 | 61,336 |
| Jul 12–18 | 13 | 6 | 64,722 |
| Jul 19–25 | 13 | 5 | 69,753 |
| Jul 26 – Aug 1 | 14 | 7 | 59,416 |
| Aug 2–8 | 16 | 6 | 59,712 |
| Aug 9–15 | 14 | 6 | 55,994 |
| Aug 16–22 | 12 | 6 | 54,328 |
| Aug 23–29 | 23 | 7 | 51,772 |
| Aug 30 – Sep 5 | 27 | 8 | 57,167 |
| Sep 6–12 | 28 | 8 | 59,075 |
| Sep 13–19 | 12 | 6 | 54,543 |
| Sep 20–26 | 25 | 10 | 45,860 |
| Sep 27 – Oct 3 | 23 | 7 | 43,180 |
| Oct 4–10 | 25 | 7 | 37,841 |
| Oct 11–17 | 19 | 7 | 30,824 |
| Oct 18–24 | 24 | 7 | 21,156 |
| Oct 25–31 | 16 | 6 | 19,021 |
| Nov 1–7 | 11 | 7 | 14,172 |
| Nov 8–14 | 14 | 6 | 12,621 |
| Nov 15–21 | 10 | 6 | 7,965 |
| Nov 22–28 | 10 | 6 | 8,136 |
| Nov 29 – Dec 5 | 7 | 6 | 6,083 |
| Dec 6–12 | 7 | 5 | 6,004 |
| Dec 13–19 | 1 | 1 | 5,423 |
| Dec 20–26 | 7 | 5 | 5,661 |
| Dec 27 – Jan 2 | 1 | 1 | 8,459 |
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Look-alikes
Time of day
Land cover
Often confused with
- Japanese House Centipede Thereuonema tuberculataOften confused in Ohio: 63 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
- Brown Centipede Lithobius (Lithobius) forficatus20 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
Time of day it is recorded
midnight6 amnoon6 pm
From 649 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.
Land cover where it is recorded
| Land cover | Its recordsAll Ohio records |
|---|---|
| Developed | 98%49% |
| Farmland | 1%11% |
| Forest | 0.7%31% |
From 436 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Where these results come from
- Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
- Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
- See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.
Records behind the Ohio result
656 records from 2 datasets.
- iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 654 recordsiNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.
- iNaturalist observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 2 recordsiNaturalist. Available from https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 2026-11-13
To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.