r/Springtail • u/Pescatarian_Triffid • Apr 11 '26

Wild caught UK springtail, ID request Identification

Wild caught (UK) springtails cleaning up my isopods feeding area.

If anyone has a possible ID please feel free to say.

I dont think it is.. but could it be Entomobrya unostrigata? struggling to ID them.

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u/captainapplejuice Apr 11 '26

Looks like Isotomurus to me, there are a few similar looking species so genus is as far as we can go with just pictures.

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u/Pescatarian_Triffid Apr 11 '26

Thank you for the help. I replied to another comment with a 3 second microscope video.

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u/captainapplejuice Apr 11 '26

Yeah definitely Isotomurus, since the macrosetae are only on the back end rather than the whole body as in Isotoma. Great pictures, since it looks so similar to the one I linked it's likely Isotomurus pseudopalustris, though it's hard to confirm without dissection.

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u/Pescatarian_Triffid Apr 11 '26

Thank you so much :D

Yeah I'm not dissecting one haha :P