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title: "Striped Millipede"
description: "Ommatoiulus sabulosus — Otros animales. Ommatoiulus sabulosus, also known as the striped millipede, is a European millipede of the family Julidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/striped-millipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Striped Millipede

> Ommatoiulus sabulosus — Otros animales. Ommatoiulus sabulosus, also known as the striped millipede, is a European millipede of the family Julidae.

- Scientific name: *Ommatoiulus sabulosus*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque), `grassland` (Praderas y campos)
- iNaturalist observations: 11770
- Wikidata: [Q2221316](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2221316)
- iNaturalist taxon: [205191](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/205191)

## Names

- en: Striped Millipede
- de: Sandschnurfüßer
- fr: Iule des sables
- nl: Grote tweestreep
- pl: Krocionóg piaskowy

## Countries with the most observations

FR (2092), IT (1200), GB (1126), DE (759), AT (656), RU (334), PL (288), DK (192), FI (183), LT (154), CZ (93), ES (68)

## Summary

Ommatoiulus sabulosus, also known as the striped millipede, is a European millipede of the family Julidae. Its common name comes from its two striking bright longitudinal bands on the dorsal surface.
O. sabulosus is widespread and common in Central Europe and on the British Isles. It has a broad habitat range, including open areas such as meadows, fields, and roadside edges as well as sandy soils and the leaf-litter of forests of pine, oak, and beech trees. O. sabulosus occurs at elevations ranging from sea level up to 2800 metres.
O. sabulosus occasionally occurs in large numbers and mass migrations. They are excellent…

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

## Photo

![Striped Millipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-millipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter Gabler · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93058072

## Machine access

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