100ct Tropical Pink Springtails (Coecobrya tenebricosa)

Drought tolerant and fast breeding, an essential species in any collection. Commonly sold under the misidentification of Sinella curviseta or Sinella sp.

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Tropical Pink Springtails are the second most commonly used cleanup crew springtail for great reason. They have an excellent appetite and reproduction rate and thrive in a range of environments from moist to semi-dry and high humidity to low. See the Cleanup Crew Guides for more information: www.springtails.us/cleanup-crew-guides

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Culture Tropical Pink Springtails on Springtail Clay, soil, charcoal, or Springtail Plaster. Feed yeast, dry rice, or Springtails US springtail food mixes. See the Care Guides for more information: www.springtails.us/care-guides

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Current restock schedule: Weekly (usually Saturday nights)

Ships on damp paper towel. See the "Springtail Shipping Methods" section on the FAQ page to learn why I use paper towel and how to transfer them to a culture.

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Original collection data is unknown for now, this lineage has been in culture for potentially decades. Common in soil environments. Range/distribution global.

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Adult size: ~3mm

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Identification: Confirmed by taxonomist.