Eyed Flat-backed Millipede

Eyed Flat-backed Millipede Nanogona polydesmoides (Leach, 1814)
Found under logs or in damp leaf litter, the Eyed Flat-backed Millipede is similar to the Flat-backed Millipede (Polydesmus angulatus), but can be identified by the rounded lobes on each segment. Common in gardens and wooded areas, length around 20mm.
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The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Tony Barber. British Myriapod and Isopod Group. Derek Whiteley. Paul Richards. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Allan and Annette Binding (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Peter Kirby (Ploughman Wood Invertebrate survey 1998 on behalf of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust). David Shaw. Steve Gregory. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2025


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Nanogona polydesmoides