Firebrat

Firebrat
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Zygentoma
Family: Lepismatidae
Genus: Thermobia
Species:
T. domestica
Binomial name
Thermobia domestica
(Packard, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Lepisma domestica Packard, 1873
  • Lepismodes inquilinus Newman, 1863
  • Lepisma furnorum Rovelli, 1884

The firebrat (Thermobia domestica) is a small insect (typically 11.5 cm) in the order Zygentoma.