Collembola (class)

Springtail at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Collembola (class)	2 May 2019	KimPullen
	Plecoptera sp. (order)	2 May 2019	TimL

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User's notes

Another sighting similar to 4206810 hence I've used the identification from that sighting. The insect appears to have eight simple eyes on either side of its head, adjacent to the antennae and it appears to have 8 legs (insect? : two white legs seen pointing forwards beneath its body in some images). It was found resting on a leaf in the ANBG Rainforest Gully and then became quite active when disturbed by the camera. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.

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KimPullen wrote:

3 May 2019

A member of the Entomobryomorpha within class or order Collembola; resembles genus Pseudoparonella in family Paronellidae.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108141 -35.277251
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Apr 2019 01:18 PM Recorded on
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Springtails (Collembola) Primitive insects Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Collembola (class) Scientific name
Springtail Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 946.6m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

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