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Unknown Blue Springtail
Copyright © 2020 Owen Strickland

Unknown Blue Springtail
Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
March 13, 2020
Size: 2mm
No clue on this one!

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Unknown Blue Springtail Unknown Blue Springtail
Contributed by Owen Strickland on 13 March, 2020 - 8:20pm
Last updated 9 November, 2020 - 6:49pm

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… Harsi S. Parker, 9 November, 2020 - 6:49pm

Isotominae
Probably one of the many colour variants of Isotoma viridis.
… Frans Janssens, 14 March, 2020 - 12:27pm

 
ID
Looks good! Thanks. Some of them were yellow/green, and same in between yellow and bluish. Does the new pic confirm Isotoma viridis?
… Owen Strickland, 14 March, 2020 - 8:01pm

 
Not exactly...
First we need to confirm Isotoma : macrosetae should be present on all segments. If only present on the last abdominal segments : Isotomurus. If absent : Desoria.
… Frans Janssens, 15 March, 2020 - 11:45am

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