Forficula auricularia

European Earwig at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Forficula auricularia 24 Aug 2025 KimberiRP
Nesogaster ruficeps 27 Dec 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Nesogaster ruficeps 23 Dec 2021 SimoneC

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KimberiRP wrote:
   24 Aug 2025
Not Nesogaster ruficeps, a native species inhabiting forests; it has a uniformly black body and differently shaped forceps. This is a female Forficula auricularia, a more pale introduced species generally found in urban gardens.

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