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Is it an albino earwig? - Forficula auricularia - male
Copyright © 2016 Cathy Wilson

Is it an albino earwig? - Forficula auricularia - Male
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
July 8, 2016
I've never seen a white earwig before. Albinism? Me niece said it looks like an x-ray :)
Contributed by Cathy Wilson on 8 July, 2016 - 9:38pm
Last updated 9 July, 2016 - 9:01am

yes, this is a recently molted male european earwig
Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 9 July, 2016 - 9:01am

 
Thanks!
My seven year-old niece will be pleased to know what she spotted.
… Cathy Wilson, 9 July, 2016 - 4:11pm

It looks like it just recentl
It looks like it just recently molted.
… Jordan Gesell, 8 July, 2016 - 9:41pm

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