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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Isotomidae » Isotominae » Isotoma » Isotoma viridis
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Elongate springtail with military camouflage markings - Isotoma viridis
Copyright © 2010 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Elongate springtail with military camouflage markings - Isotoma viridis
santa clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA
December 19, 2010
Size: around 2 mm
This one was seen walking on a mushroom.

One that looks pretty similar to me is Orchesella villosa. Compare to:

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 22 December, 2010 - 1:56pm
Last updated 27 February, 2020 - 11:56am

Moved
Moved from Isotoma delta.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 February, 2020 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

Isotoma viridis ssp. pomona
Recently I found the work of Folsom 1937.
It is clear now that most I. delta records from California heve been misidentified. They are not I. delta but I. viridis ssp. pomona.
… Frans Janssens, 27 February, 2020 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 December, 2010 - 7:56am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Frans!
I guess I wasn't very close this time. Still, at least it is a new species find for me!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 27 December, 2010 - 10:12pm login or register to post comments

Isotoma
looks like I. delta.
… Frans Janssens, 27 December, 2010 - 6:50am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Moved for expert attention.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 December, 2010 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

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