Class Collembola (Springtails)
Order Entomobryomorpha (Elongated springtails)
Family Entomobryidae (Entomobryid springtails)
Species Entomobrya near imitabilis
Length 2 mm.
A new not yet described species close to the Chinese Entomobrya imitabilis, hence Entomobrya near imitabilis.
A non-native species with very few records.
Discovered in back garden, South Staffordshire May 2021. © Peter Hillman.
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