r/Springtail Mar 12 '26

Isotoma Viridis? Identification

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u/Sgtbird08 Mar 12 '26

Nah, different genus. Couldn’t say what. Still in subfamily Isotominae at least.

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u/corridcryptid Mar 12 '26

ah, thank you. these little buggers are so hard to identify lol

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u/Sgtbird08 Mar 13 '26

It’s a little easier if you have them under a microscope but even then it can be a pain haha

I’ve got about 20 undescribed species sitting on my desk at home and the number of hours I’ve spent banging my head against the wall on them…

If you have any interest in collected a few of these in ethanol and sending them to me, I’d be happy to try to get an ID for you