Stenacidia violacea
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| Stenacidia violacea | |
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| Stenacidia violacea found in Washington State soil on the side of a trail | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Symphypleona |
| Family: | Sminthurididae |
| Genus: | Stenacidia |
| Species: | S. violacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenacidia violacea (O.M.Reuter, 1881) | |
Stenacidia violacea is a species of springtail found within a Nearctic distribution. It is most commonly found in the United States, Canada and Europe. It was recently also discovered in Iran in 2019.[1][2][3][4][5]
These springtails are yellowish overall in coloration, with purple sides. the antenna are bike shaped to straight. when the these springtails mate, they bring their antennas together, in what looks like a kiss. there is a white stripe down the middle of the springtail. It can also be dark purple in the females of the species.[1][2][3][4]
