Sphaeridia pumilis
| Sphaeridia pumilis | |
|---|---|
| Sphaeridia pumilis found in Washington state under a log | |
| The yellow form of Sphaeridia pumilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Symphypleona |
| Family: | Sminthurididae |
| Genus: | Sphaeridia |
| Species: | S. pumilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaeridia pumilis (Krausbauer, 1898)
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Sphaeridia pumilis is a springtail in the genus Sphaeridia found in Europe, Canada and the United States.[1][2][3][4]
Habitat
This springtail is found under logs, under leaf litter, and even on the top of puddles.[5][2]
Appearance
The overall appearance of this springtail is an overall red, pink, or white springtail the size of a salt grain. It has more or less distinct square to rectangular eyes. The antenna are three segmented and the last two segments turn slightly to the side.[3][6]
This species has multiple color forms, that become more intense as the springtails mature, the most common form in the Western United States being the pink, yellow and white forms. The dark red/magenta form is another rarer form that pops up across the entirety of this species's range, but is definitely more common in European countries and Eastern North America.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b "Sphaeridia pumilis (Krausbauer, 1898)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ a b c "Species Sphaeridia pumilis". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "Sphaeridia pumilis | NWT Species Search". www.gov.nt.ca. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "Sphaeridia? - Sphaeridia pumilis". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "Sphaeridia pumilis in UK and Ireland". collembole.free.fr. Retrieved 2025-12-21.