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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Earwigs (Dermaptera) » Forficulidae » Forficula »  European Earwig (Forficula auricularia)
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European Earwig - Forficula auricularia - female
Copyright © 2006 lisacar

European Earwig - Forficula auricularia - Female
Berkeley, California, USA
November 3, 2006
On a flower at night.
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Contributed by lisacar on 4 November, 2006 - 2:47pm
Last updated 17 June, 2007 - 2:45pm

Looks like the European Earwig to me -
here in guide. I believe clicking on images to enlarge them only works for editors and the original contributor, by the way. You could crop and post a closer image to show more detail, though.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 4 November, 2006 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
I cropped the photo so you can see the detail. It does look like the European earwig. Looks to me like it is a female. What do you think?
… lisacar, 4 November, 2006 - 3:05pm login or register to post comments

 
It is possible
to crop this image even more. If not this time, keep it in mind for the future; the more detail you show, the better. Look at some other images and you'll see what I mean. I treat my images quite differently when I show them in Bugguide than when I show them elsewhere.
… Beatriz Moisset, 4 November, 2006 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
the forceps on the male are more elaborate.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 4 November, 2006 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

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