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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Earwigs (Dermaptera) » Little Earwigs (Spongiphoridae) » Labiinae » Labia » Lesser Earwig (Labia minor)
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Little Earwig - Labia minor - male
Copyright © 2011 Alice Abela

Little Earwig - Labia minor - Male
Orcutt, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
March 31, 2011
Size: ~6mm
Found flying around porch light in residential area.

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Contributed by Alice Abela on 1 April, 2011 - 12:22am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Chuck Entz, 1 April, 2011 - 12:58am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID!
I was thinking Labia minor, but he doesn't seem to have the projection between the cerci that all the others have. Is that something that isn't present/readily visible in all individuals?
… Alice Abela, 1 April, 2011 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Everything else matches...
especially the hairiness that can be seen best on the antennae and the underside. The shape of the pygidium is diagnostic, but it isn't always visible.
… Chuck Entz, 1 April, 2011 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

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