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Seira betica ?!? - La Palma, Canary Islands 3 species of Seira are known from the Canary Islands, according to biocan (Biota Canarias) none of these from La Palma island (yet). Looking through a recent publication this one looks _a_lot_ like Seira betica, described as a new species from Spain(!) in 2018. Apparently this species is fairly wide spread (Frans has images of specimen from France and Portugal as well), so for now I'm assuming that it is not too far fetched to place it at a holiday resort on La Palma too. Collembola,Entomobryidae,Entomobryomorpha,Geotagged,La Palma (Canary Islands),Seira,Seira betica,Seirinae,Spain,Springtail Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Seira betica ?!? - La Palma, Canary Islands

3 species of Seira are known from the Canary Islands, according to biocan (Biota Canarias) none of these from La Palma island (yet). Looking through a recent publication this one looks _a_lot_ like Seira betica, described as a new species from Spain(!) in 2018. Apparently this species is fairly wide spread (Frans has images of specimen from France and Portugal as well), so for now I'm assuming that it is not too far fetched to place it at a holiday resort on La Palma too.

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Seira betica is a cylindrical Springtail in the family Entomobyidae. It was described from Spain in 2018 and is currently (2020) known from Spain, France and Portugal.

Similar species: Entomobryomorpha
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded Dec 16, 2020. Captured in Camino el Pedregal, 24A, 38769 El Pedregal, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.