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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Willowsiinae » Willowsia » Damp Grain Springtail (Willowsia buski)
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Kitchen Springtail - Willowsia buski
Copyright © 2008 Domingo Zungri

Kitchen Springtail - Willowsia buski
Roseville, Placer County, California, USA
May 2, 2008
Size: 1-2 mm
I'm also culturing these, which keep stumbling into my kitchen sink. Is this Willowsia buski?

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Contributed by Domingo Zungri on 2 May, 2008 - 10:22pm
Last updated 3 May, 2008 - 9:34am

Moved
Moved from Entomobryidae.
… Domingo Zungri, 3 May, 2008 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

Willowsia buski, indeed
The picture is a bit dark to see the characteristic colours: purple body iridisation, with yellowish head.
… Frans Janssens, 3 May, 2008 - 3:26am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID!
The features you mention are a little more visible in the version of the image that I linked to this one.
… Domingo Zungri, 3 May, 2008 - 9:24am login or register to post comments

Moved over here
from ID request.
… Domingo Zungri, 2 May, 2008 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

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