Firebrat
Characteristics: Firebrats appear much like Silverfish and are part of the same Thysanura Order and Lepismatidae Family. They have a long and flat silvery body with spike-like hairs protruding from yellowish scale-type plates. They are common throughout all of North America and prefer the warmth of the indoors, especially near heat sources. They feed off of starchy kitchen products along with the occassional synthetic human-made product. Like their Silverfish counterparts, the Firebrat also has three filament appendages at the rear, two antenna on the head and compound eyes in front.
General Adult Size (Length):
13mm to 14mm
(0.51in to 0.55in)
Identifying Colors: silver, yellow
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Category: Bristletail
Common Name: Firebrat
Scientific Name: (Thermobia domestica)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanura
Family: Lepismatidae
Genus: Thermobia
Species: domestica
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