Trade name
Orange Springtail
Common name North AmericaEurope
Also written as: Spanish Orange Springtail, Asian Orange Springtail, Cheeto Springtail, Cheetoh Springtail, Orange Springtails, Spanish Orange Springtails
Sold as Orange Springtail. The most likely species is Yuukianura aphoruroides.
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.
- The seller says the stocks sold as Orange, Spanish Orange, Asian Orange and Cheeto are one species from one original stock. Microscopy confirmed Yuukianura aphoruroides.
- Cultures were sold as Bilobella braunerae, but the seller has seen no evidence of real Bilobella being sold anywhere in the world.
- Cultures were also sold as Bilobella aurantiaca. The same reasoning applies, because the seller found no real Bilobella in trade.
How to tell them apart
Where the name comes from
If you sell or buy under this name
What would settle it
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Is the Florida Orange Locality the same species as the Spanish Orange?
Identification Needs a specialist
Why it matters. Both stocks are now called Yuukianura aphoruroides, but the Florida stock was first named from images alone. The seller keeps them apart by locality.
What would help. Slide-mounted adults from both stocks, a COI barcode from each, and a record of where and when each was collected.
Sources
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Springtail Identification and Common Name Resource
Pavy R. Springtails US
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Cited at Scientific name changes, Orange Springtails; hobby name list, Yuukianura aphoruroides "Orange Springtail"; hobby name list, Poduromorpha sp "Tiny Blue Springtail".
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Major Springtail Hobby Identification Updates (2026)
Pavy R. 2026. Springtails US
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Cited at Neanura growae Florida Orange Springtail to Yuukianura aphoruroides; Hypogastruridae sp. Tiny Blue Springtail to Xenylla grisea.