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Willowsia platani
Variable pattern of pigmented bands and spots on the dorsal side.
- Leaf-shaped scales.
- The mucro has two teeth and there is a spatulate tenant seta.
- The empodium is about two-thirds the length of the claw.
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Resistant to desiccation and is found under bark, in bird nests and in buildings.
All year round
Widespread in Britain.
Under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Springtails & Bristletails
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Entomobryomorpha
- Family:
- Entomobryidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 14/06/2019 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 01/05/2021 (Higgott, Mike)
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