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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Lepidocyrtinae » Lepidocyrtus
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springtail Lepidocyrtus paradoxus? - Lepidocyrtus
Copyright © 2015 Siobhan Basile

springtail Lepidocyrtus paradoxus? - Lepidocyrtus
Epping, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
July 12, 2015
Size: 2 - 3 mm long
This pretty little bug hitched a ride on my hand while I was mothing at the sheet and blacklight. At first glance it was shiny and metallic looking but when zooming in on the image, I could see bright blue colors. Judging from the way it bolted from my hand when I tried to measure it, I figured it was probably a springtail.

I compared my images with this BugGuide pic and the description from Frans Janssens, I thought this may be Lepidocyrtus paradoxus.



Thanks,
Siobhan

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Contributed by Siobhan Basile on 12 July, 2015 - 6:57pm
Last updated 13 July, 2015 - 4:13pm

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 July, 2015 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

Lepidocyrtus paradoxus
Most probably. In lateral aspect it can be confused with large specimens of L .curvicollis. A dorsal shot is helpfull to solve this:
in paradoxus the mesothorax is distinctly pointed
in curvicollis the mesothorax is less pointed
See http://www.collembola.org/images/france/dehalleux/Lepidocyrtus-curvicollis-and-paradoxus-20110910-Axel-Dehalleux-France-l.jpg
Left = curvicollis
Right = paradoxus
… Frans Janssens, 13 July, 2015 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

I suspect your ID is correct.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 July, 2015 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

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