Nationally-scarce

Guides

• Henia vesuviana

  White-Striped Centipede

  Henia vesuviana is a geophilid centipede in the family Dignathodontidae, commonly known as the white-striped centipede. It is classified as nationally scarce in the United Kingdom and has been recorded from sites such as Radford Quarry in Plymouth, where it occurs alongside other notable invertebrates. The species has a broad distribution across Europe and North Africa. Its common name refers to distinctive pale longitudinal stripes running along its body.

  centipedegeophilidnationally-scarceUKPlymouthcalcareous-grasslandquarry-habitatconservationDignathodontidae