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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Orchesellinae » Orchesella » Orchesella cincta
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Is this a Springtail? - Orchesella cincta - male
Copyright © 2011 Carol Davis

Is this a Springtail? - Orchesella cincta - Male
Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
May 16, 2011
Size: 4 mm
I maybe way off, but it looks like it could be a springtail. It's a hairy little thing.
After doing a little searching, I think it might be Orchesella cincta.

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Is this a Springtail? - Orchesella cincta - male Is this a Springtail? - Orchesella cincta - male
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Contributed by Carol Davis on 16 May, 2011 - 12:24pm
Last updated 17 May, 2011 - 6:09am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 May, 2011 - 6:08am login or register to post comments

Orchesella cincta
Well done, Carol!
Given the size and almost black background colour, it is an adult male specimen.
… Frans Janssens, 17 May, 2011 - 5:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thanks, Frans. It's only the second springtail I've ever seen.
… Carol Davis, 17 May, 2011 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention; you must be right about O.cincta
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 May, 2011 - 12:50pm login or register to post comments

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