Forficula auricularia
European Earwig at Murrumbateman, NSW
Identify this sighting
| Forficula auricularia | KimberiRP | 24 Aug 2025 | |
| Nesogaster ruficeps | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Dec 2021 | |
| Nesogaster ruficeps | SimoneC | 23 Dec 2021 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
1 comment
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051117-34.977469
- Altitude 591.9m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2021 12:59 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
Collections
- SimoneC NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Forficula auricularia Earwigs (Dermaptera) Other insects Insects
Species information
- Forficula auricularia Scientific name
- European Earwig Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 955.91m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes