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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Entomobryinae » Homidia » Homidia sauteri
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Striped Springtail - Homidia sauteri
Copyright © 2014 leealloway

Striped Springtail - Homidia sauteri
Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
August 20, 2014
On the large side for a springtail...maybe 1-2mm.
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Contributed by leealloway on 20 August, 2014 - 8:42pm
Last updated 21 August, 2014 - 1:24pm

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Thanks for the ID and the many comments. I'll start carrying my micrometer in my camera bag. BugGuide is a wonderful resource.
… leealloway, 22 August, 2014 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… v belov, 21 August, 2014 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

Homidia sauteri
Indeed!
Max body size (head to bottom, excluding antennae) of Homidia sauteri is about 3.5 mm.
… Frans Janssens, 21 August, 2014 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

 
thanx, Frans
i meant size range for springtails in general, not for this species... or genus
… v belov, 21 August, 2014 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

 
In that case...
Size range is up to 17 mm.
… Frans Janssens, 21 August, 2014 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

 
some tropical monstrosities?
what's the largest European species?
… v belov, 21 August, 2014 - 2:59pm login or register to post comments

 
The largest Collembola...
are found in New Zealand. Holacanthella spp. A group of springless springtails with giant sizes (for Collembola...).
In Europe, the largest is Pogonognathellus longicornis : body size about 5-6 mm (14 mm including antennae). This is the longest European springtail with the longest name as well. ;-)
… Frans Janssens, 22 August, 2014 - 2:33am login or register to post comments

 
well, it's Moa country
17 mm is gigantic by any standards... well, at least to me as a beetle guy whose interest in arthropods starts fading slowly after organism size has reached ~7 mm and then drops dramatically after 10 mm to become negligible at about 15...
glad i got the eurolimit right, but it was based on experience; i guess it would apply to the nearctic fauna, too
… v belov, 22 August, 2014 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

Homidia? the large side for a springtail would be closer to 5 mm
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 20 August, 2014 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

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