Bug FAQChondromorpha xanthotricha
Chondromorpha xanthotricha · Order: Polydesmida · Family: Paradoxosomatidae
Chondromorpha xanthotricha adults measure about 20 to 26 mm long. They are colored from chestnut brown to dark grey and can move very fast.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Adults range in color from chestnut brown to dark grey.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults are about 20 to 26 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
These millipedes can move very fast.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Two subspecies of this species are recognized.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It originates from South India and Sri Lanka.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: introduced in North America; introduced in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Paradoxosomatidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondromorpha_xanthotricha
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.