Forficula auricularia

European Earwig at Fyshwick, ACT

Forficula auricularia at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Aug 2019
Forficula auricularia at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Aug 2019
Forficula auricularia at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Aug 2019
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Identification history

Forficula auricularia 7 Oct 2019 KimPullen
Anisolabididae (family) 7 Oct 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Anisolabididae (family) 16 Aug 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 16 Aug 2019 rawshorty

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KimPullen wrote:
   18 Aug 2019
A very teneral (freshly moulted) immature, so hard to identify, but the shape of the forceps suggest either Labidura or Forficula.
KimPullen wrote:
   8 Oct 2019
Immature and teneral, but the pincers are those of a male European earwig.

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  • 16 Aug 2019 10:41 AM Recorded on
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