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Entomobrya atrocincta
Tiny, yellow, brown and white, elongated insect with horizontal bands. There are two different color variations in this series. These were lo longer than 3 mm each. Slender Springtails have "an enlarged fourth abdominal segment and a well-developed furcula. Species in this family may be heavily scaled and can be very colourful." "Adult males are orange with a white "collar" and a transverse black thoracic band. Immature males lack the black band."
Citrus tree and rain gutter in backyard. These are widespread.
Atrocincta means "black belt" and refers to the black band around the thorax of the adult male.
Spotted on Jan 30, 2013
Submitted on Feb 2, 2013
2 Comments
Thank you Maria. I was very surprised at how many of these were all around the yard. The two locations I shot these at were about 1/2 acre apart.
Nice spotting, Cindy, showing the variations!