Henia vesuviana

Alternative names
Chaetechelyne vesuviana
Description

Usually about 50 mm. long and 2.2 mm (male) or 2.7 mm. (female) broad. Males have 65 trunk segments and females 75. It is a very pale yellowy-brown with a pair of dorsal, longitudinal, paramedian, dark greenish bands.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

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Habitat

Found under stones, logs and debris.

When to see it

All year round.

UK Status

Status in Britain is difficult to determine due to lack of records.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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Species profile

Species group:
Centipedes & Millipedes
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Geophilomorpha
Family:
Dignathodontidae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
29/04/2019 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
29/04/2019 (Nicholls, David)

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