Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Thrips (Thysanoptera)
Photo#307234
very small insect
Copyright © 2009 Michael W Bates

very small insect
Keewenaw Peninsula County, Michigan, USA
July 7, 2009
Size: est < 1mm
Protura? Diplura? Seen here on a daisy
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Michael W Bates on 20 July, 2009 - 1:02pm
Last updated 23 August, 2009 - 10:16pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kevin Hall, 23 August, 2009 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

You may also want to look at...
Thrips (Thysanoptera).
… Ron M., 20 July, 2009 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

These look like Rove Beetles to me
Definitely not a species suggestion, but looks similar to:


Rove beetles can be pretty tiny.

Note, I'm not an expert, nor do I play one on the internet...
… apgarm, 20 July, 2009 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact