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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Earwigs (Dermaptera) » Common Earwigs (Forficulidae) » Forficula » Forficula dentata
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Immature Earwig? - Forficula dentata
Copyright © 2009 Peter Bryant

Immature Earwig? - Forficula dentata
Aliso Canyon, Orange County, California, USA
December 26, 2009

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Contributed by Peter Bryant on 30 December, 2009 - 12:18pm
Last updated 31 December, 2023 - 8:46pm

Moved
Moved from immature stages.
… Connor E.J. Graham, 31 December, 2023 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from immatures.
… metrioptera, 15 November, 2017 - 10:50am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 December, 2009 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

I'm thinking
they look more like immature earwigs:



But let's see what others think.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 December, 2009 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Alas, not an expert on the subject...
...but I agree 100% with Ken. The pincers seem like a give away on this one.
… Harsi S. Parker, 30 December, 2009 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed
Not just the forceps, but the shape of the head, and the overall way it's put together. Definitely an earwig.

Immatures have many of the characters used in IDs still developing, and tell-tale signs like foot structure are too out of focus in these images, so ID even to family may not be possible. Someone who's familiar with the immature stages of all the likely choices might recognize these, but for now we'll just have to settle for "immature earwig".

I have a hunch these aren't Forficulidae, based on the lack of characteristic structures on the feet, but I can't rule out the possibility they're present, but not visible in these images.
… Chuck Entz, 1 January, 2010 - 11:29pm login or register to post comments

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