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Jumping Bristletail
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Jumping Bristletail
Apex Park, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
July 8, 2005
Size: about 10mm
This bug hopped like a springtail. Any opinions what it is?
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Contributed by tom murray on 18 July, 2005 - 11:32pm
Last updated 20 July, 2005 - 6:52pm

Jumping Bristletail?
Jumping Bristletail, perhaps?

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 19 July, 2005 - 6:16am login or register to post comments

 
Jumping bristletail
Yes it is. A silverfish relative, it is in the order Microcoryphia (depending on if you are a lumper or spliter). I can't get it to family without seeing the underside.
… Dennis Profant, 19 July, 2005 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

 
Microcoryphia
Thanks Dennis for the ID. I moved it to the bristletail page.
… tom murray, 20 July, 2005 - 6:54pm login or register to post comments

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