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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Entomobryinae » Entomobrya
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Springtail 6 - Entomobrya
Copyright © 2018 Jared Shorma

Springtail 6 - Entomobrya
Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
February 8, 2018
Size: 2-3mm
Lighter coloration than most individuals I've seen
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Contributed by Jared Shorma on 7 March, 2018 - 10:07pm
Last updated 8 March, 2018 - 10:31am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 March, 2018 - 10:31am login or register to post comments

Entomobrya sp.
Could be a pale unostrigata.
… Frans Janssens, 8 March, 2018 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

 
E. Unostrigata
There was a molt nearby, would it be possible that this was a recently molted individual?
… Jared Shorma, 8 March, 2018 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

 
Could be an overflashed shot...
… Frans Janssens, 8 March, 2018 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

 
No flash
I don't use flash with my macro lense
… Jared Shorma, 8 March, 2018 - 10:36am login or register to post comments

 
Too much sun light...
… Frans Janssens, 8 March, 2018 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

 
Maybe?
I feel as though its likely E. unostrigata since if I remember correctly it was found around other individuals of that species.
… Jared Shorma, 8 March, 2018 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 March, 2018 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

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