Red Spined Millipede

Xenobolus carnifex · Order: Spirobolida · Family: Pachybolidae

Can damage your home. It can damage thatched roofs and raid stored food and water resources.

The red spined millipede is 58 to 65 mm long and has 48 to 50 body segments. Its body is dark with a red or pink stripe along the back.

How to recognize it

The millipede is dark or black with a red or pink dorsal stripe.

Adults measure 58 to 65 mm (about 2.3 to 2.6 in) and have 48 to 50 segments.

It can damage thatched roofs and get into stored food and water supplies.

It is native to South India and Sri Lanka.

What does the red spined millipede look like?

It is dark or black with a red or pink stripe down the middle of its back.

How big does it get?

Adults are 58 to 65 mm long and have 48 to 50 body segments.

Where is this millipede from?

It is found in South India and Sri Lanka.

Why is it a problem in homes?

It can damage thatched roofs and get into stored food and water supplies.

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.