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Hairy Springtail (Entomobryidae sp ES01)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Springtails (Collembola)

Order:

Hairy Springtails (Entomobryomorpha)

Family:

Hairy Springtail (Entomobryidae)

Species:

Hairy Springtail (Entomobryidae sp ES01)

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General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
Very small, ~3mm long. They have a very scaly like surface. Similar to silverfish. There are two different body shapes here, which may be due to gender differences; or different species.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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