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Ptenothrix atra
Ptenothrix atra is a species of springtail in the genus Ptenothrix found in Europe and the East Coast of North America, though it has been reported in the West Coast as well.
This species was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in his publication Systema Naturae under the name Podura atra.
From the article Ptenothrix atra on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species is strongly pigmented purple or orangey yellow. It has a faint kite pattern made up by small spots towards the back of the springtail, and an extremely faint dorsal line or diamond. It has hairier than average antenna for Ptenothrix. other features are microscopic.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 229303.