Entomobrya multifasciata, information

Entomobrya multifasciata

Class: COLLEMBOLA Lubbock, 1870
Order: ENTOMOBRYOMORPHA Börner, 1913
Family: Entomobryidae Schött, 1891
Species: Entomobrya multifasciata (Tullberg, 1871). Very common, widespread.

This springtail is common, in large numbers under garden waste that has lied a while and in the drying inflorescences of flowers. You find him also under bark. Characteristic are the two triangular spots behind on the body that are just not forming a U.
Species that can be confused with it: Entomobrya nivalis

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