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Springtail? - Dicyrtomina

Springtail? - Dicyrtomina
Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
December 27, 2008
This insect is VERY tiny, maybe 1-2mm in length, and didn't seem at all disturbed by the weather today, which hovered right around 50 degrees at the warmest. There were many of them hanging around on some still-green low-growing foliage (don't know what sort of plant, sorry). They appeared to be drinking from spots of moisture on the leaves. I know this is not the world's best picture, as photographing something that small is really, really pushing the limits of my camera's capabilities - but I was really excessively thrilled to find bugs out and about outdoors in December, almost January, so I photographed them anyway. Winter is so long and boring . . but anyway, I *think* it might be Dicyrtomina ornata, but that's just a not-remotely-educated guess on the basis of 'hey, it looks kinda like that picture!' So, am I close?

Moved

Dicyrtomina cf. ornata
is the best educated guess. Well done Sonya!
This is a typical winter-active springtail.

Yes, globular springtails...
I've moved your images to the Collembola section, where you will get an expert opinion shortly... As a general rule, images of different individuals should be unlinked, in case they turn out to be different species. If Frans Janssens says they're all the same, it's probably okay in this case, since you've made clear that they're different individuals.

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