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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Isotomidae » Isotominae » Vertagopus » Vertagopus arboreus
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Bright blue springtail? - Vertagopus arboreus
Copyright © 2018 Wendy Duncan

Bright blue springtail? - Vertagopus arboreus
Washougal, Clark County, Washington, USA
November 20, 2018
Size: less than 1 mm
I hope you're able to identify this despite the poor quality. It was so small I couldn't capture better detail.

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Bright blue springtail? - Vertagopus arboreus Bright blue springtail? - Vertagopus arboreus
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Contributed by Wendy Duncan on 21 November, 2018 - 7:49am
Last updated 22 November, 2018 - 10:38am

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 November, 2018 - 10:38am login or register to post comments

Vertagopus arboreus
In this species, the blue iridisation is produced by reflection of the light in the relative thick wax layer of the epicuticula.
… Frans Janssens, 22 November, 2018 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

 
Cool!
Thank you so much for the ID and explanation, Frans!
… Wendy Duncan, 22 November, 2018 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

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