# Does anyone know why Labidura Riparia is listed under Invasive?

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**Created:** [August 25, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/does-anyone-know-why-labidura-riparia-is-listed-under-invasive/69358 "2025-08-25T03:23:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/does-anyone-know-why-labidura-riparia-is-listed-under-invasive/69358/1 "2025-08-25T03:23:44Z")

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Does anyone know why Labidura Riparia is listed under Invasive species in the United States?  
Seems like it is one of the endemic species. Apparently it’s listed as INVASIVE? Only in US too.  
Does anyone have supporting evidence that they are invasive and not native?  
As of my findings, it is native to the US, Mexico, Central America, and South America.

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**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/does-anyone-know-why-labidura-riparia-is-listed-under-invasive/69358/2 "2025-08-25T15:42:21Z")

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You didn’t say where this listing is, but if it’s on iNaturalist, nothing is ever listed as invasive on iNaturalist: [https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000176171](https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000176171)

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**Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/does-anyone-know-why-labidura-riparia-is-listed-under-invasive/69358/3 "2025-08-25T19:27:36Z")

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@tiwane

Oh sorry, I meant introduced. Not invasive. Unconsciously I typed invasive not introduced. Anyways, do you know why is it listed under introduced? I saw there is native population within United States and other species in genus as well. Also yes the listing is in i-naturalist.

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place\_id=1&subview=map&taxon\_id=307026](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=1&subview=map&taxon_id=307026)

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**Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/does-anyone-know-why-labidura-riparia-is-listed-under-invasive/69358/4 "2025-10-24T19:28:07Z")

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