Bourletiella hortensis (A.Fitch, 1863) is a animal in the Bourletiellidae family, order Symphypleona, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Bourletiella hortensis (A.Fitch, 1863)

Bourletiella hortensis (A.Fitch, 1863)

Bourletiella hortensis, the garden springtail, is a moss- and fungi-eating springtail in the family Bourletiellidae.

Genus
Bourletiella
Order
Symphypleona
Class
Collembola

About Bourletiella hortensis (A.Fitch, 1863)

Bourletiella hortensis, first described by A. Fitch in 1863, is a species of springtail that belongs to the family Bourletiellidae. Its common name is garden springtail. This species feeds on moss and fungi.

Photo: (c) Felix Riegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Felix Riegel · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Collembola Symphypleona Bourletiellidae Bourletiella

More from Bourletiellidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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