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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Neanuroidea » Brachystomellidae » Brachystomella
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Tiny purple hexapods - Brachystomella
Copyright © 2017 bgsdlb

Tiny purple hexapods - Brachystomella
Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California, USA
January 8, 2017
Size: 0.5mm
These looked like patches of purple dust floating on puddles left after the recent rain. When we took pictures and zoomed in, we saw masses of tiny hexapods. The last two pictures are not very clear, but they appear to show evidence of molting and possibly more adult forms (orange) that may aid in identification.

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Contributed by bgsdlb on 8 January, 2017 - 12:35pm
Last updated 9 January, 2017 - 11:27am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 January, 2017 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

Brachystomella sp.
A mass aggregation.
… Frans Janssens, 9 January, 2017 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Springtails for sure. Members of a couple of different orders from the looks of it.

Incidentally, they're hexapods, but not insects. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 January, 2017 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
hexapods
Thank you. I will change insects to hexapods.
… bgsdlb, 8 January, 2017 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

If you asked me,
I would say springtails. I am no expert though, so please wait for one.
But they do kind of look like Podura aquatica...
… Owen Davids, 8 January, 2017 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

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