Checklist of the Collembola: Introduction to the Collembola: slide 1 of 13 |
![]() Fig.1. Orchesella villosa. Hopkin, S.P. © 1999. |
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Collembola are everywhere
Springtails have the widest distribution of any hexapod group, occuring throughout the world, including Antarctica. There are about 7000 known species. Orchesella villosa (Geoffroy, 1764) of 5 mm in length (Collembola: Entomobryidae) is a very common springtail throughout the UK. |