Monobella grassei
A distinctive slow moving orange springtail, approximately 2 mm long. Long setae on the body and two ocelli on each side of the head.
Leaf litter and rotting wood.
All year, primarily autumn-spring.
Quite common in the south of England but under recorded.
Rare or under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Knighton Park
06 December 2018
AJ Cann
Knighton Park
06 December 2018
AJ Cann
Knighton Park
06 December 2018
AJ Cann
Gumley
03 January 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Springtails & Bristletails
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Family:
- Neanuridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 06/12/2018 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 05/10/2019 (Cann, Alan)
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