Species
Every species the site covers. Detailed pages come first. A short page says plainly what is not known yet.
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- Folsomia candida Common White Springtail A pale, eyeless springtail with a long jumping organ. It is the standard laboratory species for soil toxicity tests and the most common starter culture for bioactive tanks.
- Arrhopalites caecus A white globular springtail from the cave springtail group, identified to species by microscopy after it entered the hobby as an unnamed family member.
- Ceratophysella isabellae Lilac Springtail A lilac springtail sold since the hobby gave up the name Purple Springtail, in colour morphs called F1, Yellow Albino and White Albino.
- Coecobrya tenebricosa Tropical Pink Springtail The Tropical Pink and Tropical White springtail of the hobby, a pale, fast-breeding species long sold under the wrong name Sinella curviseta.
- Desoria trispinata Blue Velvet Springtail A blue-grey springtail sold as the Blue Velvet Springtail. Two US hobby cultures exist and nobody can tell them apart.
- Entomobrya assuta Varicolored Springtail A North American springtail with a highly variable colour pattern. The Varicolored Springtail of the hobby is a patternless culture that a collembologist linked to it.
- Entomobrya atrocincta Dimorphic Springtail A springtail whose males and females look so different that they were once drawn as separate forms. Males are orange with one dark band and females are pale with several.
- Entomobrya multifasciata Little Tiger Springtail A yellow springtail with five dark crossbands on the back, sold in the hobby as the Tiger or Little Tiger Springtail.
- Entomobrya unostrigata Cotton Springtail A pale springtail with one thin dark stripe along the back, an introduced species now widespread in North America and sold as the Cotton Springtail.
- Entomobryoides cf. dissimilis Grizzled Springtail A large grizzled olive springtail tentatively identified as Entomobryoides dissimilis, after being sold as an Entomobrya.
- Entomobryoides purpurascens Wood Runner Springtail A runner linked to ant nests, sold as the Wood Runner Springtail and named at genus and species level in 2026.
- Isotomurus cf. louisiana Green Water Springtail A green springtail sold as the Green Water Springtail. Its species is tentative, so the name carries cf.
- Lepidocyrtus sp. 'Micro Gold' Micro Gold Springtail A small golden Lepidocyrtus that one seller has proven in potted plants, where it roams onto dry soil between waterings.
- Lepidocyrtus sp. 'Pearlescent' A scaled Lepidocyrtus with a pearly sheen. It has no species name and the seller has not sold it under another name.
- Lepidocyrtus violaceus Blacklight Springtail A violet scaled springtail sold as the Blacklight Springtail, first labelled Lepidocyrtus sp.
- Lobella sp. 'Thai Red' Thai Red Springtail A red springtail from Thailand that entered the world hobby in late 2021 and is placed in the genus Lobella with no species name.
- Orchesella cincta Belted Springtail A large hairy springtail sold as the Belted Springtail or Giant Belted Springtail.
- Orchesella villosa Woolly Mammoth Springtail A hairy springtail sold as the Woolly Mammoth Springtail. Several indistinguishable localities are in hobby culture.
- Pogonognathellus dubius Giant Silver Bullet Springtail A large silvery springtail sold as the Giant Silver Bullet or GSB Springtail.
- Proisotoma minuta Blue Podura Springtail A small blue-grey springtail sold as the Blue Podura Springtail. The word Podura in the name is only a hobby label.
- Pseudosinella violenta An eyeless runner sold as the Bylas Ant Springtail, a species first labelled Cyphoderus and later identified by microscopy.
- Seira brasiliana A Seira confirmed to species by microscopy in 2026 after being sold as Seira bipunctata.
- Seira dowlingi A silvery Seira that was sold as Entomobrya sp. Silver Springtail until a Florida state entomologist named it Seira dowlingi.
- Seira purpurea A Seira confirmed to species by microscopy in 2026 after being sold as Seira sp. 13.
- Sinella curviseta A name that was used for years for the hobby Tropical Pink springtail, which turned out to be Coecobrya tenebricosa. It still appears on one care sheet.
- Sminthurinus quadrimaculatus A globular springtail whose species name means four-spotted. Springtails US has not sold it under another name.
- Thalassaphorura encarpata Little Soil Springtail A small white springtail sold as the Little Soil Springtail, keyed to species by Dr. Ernest Bernard after years as an unnamed Onychiurinae.
- Tomocerus vulgaris Common Bull Springtail A large scaled springtail sold as the Common Bull or Giant Silver Springtail. Stock sold under this name is sometimes Tomocerus minor.
- Willowsia buski Damp Grain Springtail A scaled Willowsia sold as the Damp Grain Springtail. Springtails US has not sold it under another name.
- Willowsia neonigromaculata A small scaled springtail with violet marks, described in 2021 as a hidden species within what used to be called Willowsia nigromaculata.
- Xenylla grisea Tiny Blue Springtail A tiny blue-grey springtail from Lake Keystone, Oklahoma, identified to species in 2026. The same common name was sold for a different species.
- Yuukianura aphoruroides Orange Springtail The orange springtail of the hobby, a plump Asian species that reached Europe with earthworm imports and has been sold under at least four wrong names.
- Allacma fusca Known on this site only as the hobby culture Large Globular. No source read for this site describes the animal.
- Heteromurus cf. major Known on this site only as the hobby culture Heteromurus cf. major. No source read for this site describes the animal.
- Heteromurus nitidus Known on this site only as the hobby culture Pearly. No source read for this site describes the animal.
- Hypogastruridae sp. 'Purple Dust' Known on this site only as the hobby culture Purple Dust. No source read for this site describes the animal.
- Lepidocyrtus fimicolus Known on this site only as the hobby culture Lepidocyrtus fimicolus. No source read for this site describes the animal.
- Lobellini sp. 'Pennywise' Known on this site only as the hobby culture Pennywise. No source read for this site describes the animal.
- Lobellini sp. 'Thai Ruby' Known on this site only as the hobby culture Thai Ruby. No source read for this site describes the animal.
- Neanuridae sp. 'Santa Claus' Known on this site only as the hobby culture Santa Claus. No source read for this site describes the animal.
- Onychiurinae sp. 'Snowflakes' A small white hobby culture called Snowflake, placed in the subfamily Onychiurinae without a species name. Springtails US has not sold it under another name.
- Orchesella flavescens Known on this site only as the hobby culture Yellowish Elongate. No source read for this site describes the animal.
- Pseudosinella folsomi Known on this site only as the hobby culture Pseudosinella folsomi. No source read for this site describes the animal.
- Pseudosinella rolfsi Runner Springtail A runner sold under two common names, Runner and Rutabaga Runner. Each name comes from a different collection made at a different place and time.
- Rambutanura sp. 'Thai Red Spiky' Known on this site only as the hobby culture Thai Red Spiky. No source read for this site describes the animal.
- Tetrodontophora bielanensis Giant Blue Springtail A large springtail sold as the Giant Blue Springtail. Springtails US has not sold it under another name.
- Xenylla humicola Known on this site only as the hobby culture Tiny Green. No source read for this site describes the animal.
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