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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Earwigs (Dermaptera) » Common Earwigs (Forficulidae) » Forficula » European Earwig (Forficula auricularia)
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earwig - Forficula auricularia - female
Copyright © 2006 Jonathan Burishkin

earwig - Forficula auricularia - Female
Collegedale, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
May 26, 2006
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Contributed by Jonathan Burishkin on 27 May, 2006 - 10:56am
Last updated 29 November, 2009 - 5:30pm

Moved
Moved from Forficula. There's only the one species reported from the US, so there's no point in putting it at the genus level.

The dilated 2nd tarsal segment shows it's Forficulidae, and the other genera in the family known from the US can be easily eliminated, so the ID works out.

Also, this is an adult female.
… Chuck Entz, 23 December, 2006 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

European Earwig
To me, this looks like the "European Earwig" (Forficula auricularia). I would say it is a female based on its straight pincers. Use http://bugguide.net/node/view/6280 to compare.
… Aaron Michael Peterson, 29 May, 2006 - 11:55pm login or register to post comments

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