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Trade name

Damp Grain Springtail

Trade name North America

Also written as: Damp Grain, Damp Grain Springtails, Damp Grane Springtail

Sold as Damp Grain Springtail. The most likely species is Willowsia buski.

I bought this Open the key with this name selected. It starts from the species behind the name and asks what you can see.

What you probably have

These are the species the name may stand for. The order and the words show how sure we are.

  • Likely

    Willowsia buski

    Sold as the hobby culture Damp Grain

    The seller lists Willowsia buski as the Damp Grain Springtail and says it has not been sold under another name. Anecdotal 1

If you sell or buy under this name

Tip Sell stock under a species name only after a microscope has confirmed it, and buy from sellers who can trace the stock back to a microscope identification. Anecdotal 1

What would settle it

  • Which *Willowsia* species are the hobby cultures?

    Identification Needs a specialist

    Why it matters. Animals filed under Willowsia nigromaculata in North America may be Willowsia neonigromaculata, a species split off in 2021. Hobby lists name Willowsia buski and Willowsia neonigromaculata.

    What would help. Slide-mounted adults compared with the 2021 description, in particular the inner appendages on the maxillary sublobal plate, and a COI barcode.

    Cipola and Katz 2021 on Willowsia

Sources

  1. 1

    Springtail Identification and Common Name Resource

    Pavy R. Springtails US

    Link works · Retailer

    Cited at hobby name list, Willowsia buski "Damp Grain Springtail"; hobby name list, Tomocerus minor "Giant Runner Springtail".