This large Millipede is not as widespread in Nottinghamshire as
might be intitially thought and based on the known records (as of early
2020) it is restricted to wooded areas in the western half of VC56.
Despite a well publicised amount of recording effort across the Sherwood
Forest NNR, we have only recorded Julus scandinavius on a few
occasions and all have been from quite deep within leaf litter during
the early months of the year. Colouration can arouse suspicions as to
the potential ID, but correct identification is difficult, as there are
several similar species. |