Forficula auricularia

European Earwig at Fyshwick, ACT

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

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   18 Aug 2019
A very teneral (freshly moulted) immature, so hard to identify, but the shape of the forceps suggest either Labidura or Forficula.
   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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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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