Dicyrtomina minuta
The name is of this species is confusing - some D. minuta specimens grow bigger than D. ornata. Typically pale gold and less pigmented than D. ornata (dorso-anterior pigmentation lacking in particular). Dark pigment streak on abdomen is similar to D. ornata.
On the ground in damp places such as leaf litter and on vegetation.
All year round.
A common species found throughout Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland unknown, probably under recorded.
AJ Cann
Owston Wood
14 June 2018
AJ Cann
Owston Wood
14 June 2018
AJ Cann
Croft Pasture
24 August 2018
AJ Cann
Shady Lane Arboretum
03 November 2018
AJ Cann
Kelham Bridge
01 September 2018
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Springtails & Bristletails
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Symphypleona
- Family:
- Dicyrtomidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 31
- First record:
- 05/05/2018 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 17/02/2024 (Graves, Hazel)
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