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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryidae » Willowsia » Willowsia nigromaculata
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Silver Springtail? - Willowsia nigromaculata
Copyright © 2009 StevenBren

Silver Springtail? - Willowsia nigromaculata
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
August 2, 2009
Size: 1.5 mm
This fellow refused to slow down for a better image. I think it is an elongated type springtail, but I don't know anything about these guys.
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Contributed by StevenBren on 3 August, 2009 - 8:07am
Last updated 7 August, 2009 - 9:49am

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… Kevin Hall, 7 August, 2009 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

Willowsia nigromaculata
Excellent illustration of the metallic iridisation of the light in the microscopic scales the skin of Willowsia is covered with.
It is one of the more common 'domestic' springtails.
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