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Humpbacked Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus This springtail was beautifully iridescent!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found on skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) in a shrub swamp. I brought it home to get a photo with my microscope, after cooling the springtail in the refrigerator for a few minutes. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169050/humpbacked_springtail_-_lepidocyrtus_paradoxus.html" title="Humpbacked Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/169050_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2hDl0FPMDv1iYl925uIffi%2BPg3M%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Humpbacked Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus This springtail was beautifully iridescent!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found on skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) in a shrub swamp. I brought it home to get a photo with my microscope, after cooling the springtail in the refrigerator for a few minutes. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169050/springtail_-_lepidocyrtus_paradoxus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169051/springtail_-_lepidocyrtus_paradoxus.html Collembola,Entomobryidae,Geotagged,Lepidocyrtus,Lepidocyrtus paradoxus,United States,springtail" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169051/springtail_-_lepidocyrtus_paradoxus.html" title="Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/169051_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=TSsBEZb5yRRSmCL4oDz97vCt5Kk%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus This springtail was beautifully iridescent!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found on skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) in a shrub swamp. I brought it home to get a photo with my microscope, after cooling the springtail in the refrigerator for a few minutes.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169050/springtail_-_lepidocyrtus_paradoxus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169051/springtail_-_lepidocyrtus_paradoxus.html Geotagged,Lepidocyrtus paradoxus,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Collembola,Entomobryidae,Geotagged,Lepidocyrtus,Lepidocyrtus paradoxus,United States,springtail Click/tap to enlarge

Humpbacked Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus

This springtail was beautifully iridescent!

Habitat: Found on skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) in a shrub swamp. I brought it home to get a photo with my microscope, after cooling the springtail in the refrigerator for a few minutes.

Humpbacked Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus This springtail was beautifully iridescent!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found on skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) in a shrub swamp. I brought it home to get a photo with my microscope, after cooling the springtail in the refrigerator for a few minutes. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169050/springtail_-_lepidocyrtus_paradoxus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169051/springtail_-_lepidocyrtus_paradoxus.html Collembola,Entomobryidae,Geotagged,Lepidocyrtus,Lepidocyrtus paradoxus,United States,springtail

Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus This springtail was beautifully iridescent!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found on skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) in a shrub swamp. I brought it home to get a photo with my microscope, after cooling the springtail in the refrigerator for a few minutes.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169050/springtail_-_lepidocyrtus_paradoxus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169051/springtail_-_lepidocyrtus_paradoxus.html Geotagged,Lepidocyrtus paradoxus,Spring,United States

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The Lepidocyrtus paradoxus

''Lepidocyrtus paradoxus'' is a species of slender springtail in the family Entomobryidae.

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Similar species: Entomobryomorpha
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 17, 2025. Captured in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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