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Entomobrya multifasciata? - Entomobrya multifasciata

Entomobrya multifasciata? - Entomobrya multifasciata
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 28, 2021
Crawling on a white plastic fence.

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Entomobrya multifasciata? - Entomobrya multifasciata Entomobrya multifasciata? - Entomobrya multifasciata

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Moved from Entomobrya.

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Of 2021?
This is a tough one. It could be E. multifasciata or a female E. atrocincta. To be sure you need a close-up shot of abd.5+6 in dorsal view.
In E. multifasciata there is a transverse band on abd.5
See https://www.collembola.org/images/uk/cann/Entomobrya-multifasciata-20191015-AJ-Cann-UK-England-Oadby-and-Wigston-s.jpg
In female E. atrocincta there are bilateral spots on abd.5
See https://www.collembola.org/images/bradford/Entomobrya-atrocincta-female-20081118-Ashley-Bradford-USA-Northern-Virginia.jpg
Complications : if a faecal pellet is present in the hindgut then it may appear as if there is a transverse band on abd.5

 
Additional photo
Dear Frans,
Thank you so much for the id. This was taken in 2021. I have uploaded another photo of the same individual. There appears to be a transverse band.
Please let me know what you think. Thank you!

 
Entomobrya multifasciata
Is then the verdict ;-)

 
Thx for confirming the date.
The extra shot is not convincing. Notice that the 'transverse band' on abd.5 does not seems to be continuous : at the 'left (in img)' side the 'band' is pale... Given it is not a dorsal shot, but a dorsolateral shot, the pale part could be the middle of abd.5.
The best ID = Entomobrya sp. (multifasciata or female atrocincta).

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