European Earwig: Male: dorsal

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Earwigs (Dermaptera)

Family:

Earwig (Forficulidae)

Species:

European Earwig (Forficula auricularia)

This Photo:

Male: dorsal

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
~14mm long plus pincers are a further ~7mm.
Found in the kitchen, so most likely came from produce (fresh vegetables).

This species is classed as

If (Foreign Introduction)

		<<< Previous Class Juliform Millipede Fast		Next >>> European Earwig Juvenile Female: dorsal
			Animals Birds Bugs....... Ants, Bees, Flies & Wasps Beetles, Coachroaches & True Bugs Dragonflies, Mantids & Netwings Hoppers Moths & Butterflies Other Bugs Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks Frogs Mammals Reptiles Other Complete List Contact Did You Know?............. about Antennae about Bites about Cold Blooded about Eyes about Skin about Tools about Wings Help Home Introduced Species Status What's New Plants Fungi Mistletoe Small Plants........ Daisies Mosses & Liverworts Orchids Other Small Plants Small Bluebush & Saltbush Shrubs & Bushes Trees Key - Buds Key - Flowers