Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Flat-backed Millipedes (Polydesmida) » Xystodesmidae » Xystodesmini » Harpaphe » Harpaphe haydeniana
Photo#102339
Harpaphe haydeniana
Copyright © 2007 Eugene Zelenko

Harpaphe haydeniana
Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California, USA
April 8, 2007
Size: ~ 5 cm

Images of this individual: tag all
Harpaphe haydeniana Harpaphe haydeniana
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Eugene Zelenko on 8 April, 2007 - 10:42pm
Last updated 16 April, 2007 - 10:27pm

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.
… john and jane balaban, 11 April, 2007 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

Yes, this is a subspecies of
Yes, this is a subspecies of Harpaphe haydeniana; I'm not sure now what the name of the form occurring in Sta. Clara Co. is. The species extends southward along the Pacific Coast to Big Sur, Monterey Co; I believe the southernmost record of the species is from either Pfeiffer Big Sur or Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Parks, whichever is the more southerly. Rowland Shelley, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences.
… Rowland Shelley, 9 April, 2007 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for help! Big Su
Thank you for help!

Big Sur is located about 100 miles to the South form there. I also found images of same species on Commons made in nearby mountains (Pescadero Creek County Park).
… Eugene Zelenko, 9 April, 2007 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Question
Hello,

I'm in Oregon and I have found a millipede that looks just like this one except the yellow spots are red instead. Does anyone know what species it is or whether it is safe to keep around?
… kmoons, 10 April, 2007 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact