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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Entomobryinae » Entomobrya » Cotton Springtail (Entomobrya unostrigata)
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ID for springtail with arrow and dots? - Entomobrya unostrigata
Copyright © 2010 Harsi S. Parker

ID for springtail with arrow and dots? - Entomobrya unostrigata
Webb Canyon, ~2000 ft. elevation, Los Angeles County, California, USA
February 4, 2010
Rescued from the landlord's pool. This photo was originally very dark and I had to lighten it in Photoshop -- resulting colors may not be entirely accurate. The pattern on the back, which looks like an arrow with a dot on either side, is so interesting! I wish I had taken more images at some different angles, but apparently this is the only picture I took. :-(

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ID for springtail with arrow and dots? - Entomobrya unostrigata ID for springtail with arrow and dots? - Entomobrya unostrigata
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Contributed by Harsi S. Parker on 7 February, 2010 - 11:15pm
Last updated 5 April, 2010 - 4:04pm

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.

Yay! Another new species for my records. Thanks, Frans!
… Harsi S. Parker, 8 February, 2010 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

Entomobrya unostrigata
… Frans Janssens, 8 February, 2010 - 5:15am login or register to post comments

I thought I only had one image...
...of this springtail, but I found a second one which I just added! The black markings in the second shot appear much more subtle...

[EDIT: Hmmm... I hope these really are photos of the same individual. The photos were taken one after the other and I don't remember there being more than one springtail that looked like this. Still, they do look pretty different from one another.]
… Harsi S. Parker, 8 February, 2010 - 3:25am login or register to post comments

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