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title: "Banded Centipede"
description: "Lithobius variegatus — Otros animales. Lithobius variegatus is a species of centipede found in Europe, sometimes called the common banded centipede or banded centipede."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/banded-centipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Banded Centipede

> Lithobius variegatus — Otros animales. Lithobius variegatus is a species of centipede found in Europe, sometimes called the common banded centipede or banded centipede.

- Scientific name: *Lithobius variegatus*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1739
- Wikidata: [Q3784333](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3784333)
- iNaturalist taxon: [342427](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/342427)

## Names

- en: Banded Centipede
- fr: Lithobie bariolé

## Countries with the most observations

GB (1327), ES (103), PT (77), IE (28)

## Summary

Lithobius variegatus is a species of centipede found in Europe, sometimes called the common banded centipede or banded centipede.
Lithobius variegatus can be distinguished from its close relative Lithobius forficatus by the presence of conspicuous purple or brown rings around its legs. It preys on small invertebrates such as woodlice (including Philoscia muscorum, Oniscus asellus, Porcellio scaber, and Androniscus dentiger) and millipedes, including Polydesmus angustus and Tachypodoiulus niger. It, in turn, is eaten by birds such as magpies and blackbirds.
For a long time, it was thought that L. variegatus was endemic…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithobius_variegatus

## Photo

![Banded Centipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/banded-centipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: drtimk · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92813260

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/banded-centipede?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).