---
title: "White-Striped Centipede"
description: "Henia vesuviana — Altri animali. The white-striped centipede (Henia vesuviana, formerly Chaetechelyne vesuviana), is a species of soil centipede belonging to the family Dignathodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/white-striped-centipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-Striped Centipede

> Henia vesuviana — Altri animali. The white-striped centipede (Henia vesuviana, formerly Chaetechelyne vesuviana), is a species of soil centipede belonging to the family Dignathodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Henia vesuviana*
- Category: `other` (Altri animali)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 830
- Wikidata: [Q6507610](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6507610)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68721](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68721)

## Names

- en: White-Striped Centipede
- fr: Hénia commune
- nl: Breedkopaardkruiper

## Countries with the most observations

FR (311), GB (183), US (96), CA (50), DE (17), IT (3)

## Summary

The white-striped centipede (Henia vesuviana, formerly Chaetechelyne vesuviana), is a species of soil centipede belonging to the family Dignathodontidae.

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

## Photo

![White-Striped Centipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-striped-centipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alexis_lsu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261623323

## Machine access

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