Deceiving Earwig

Forficula decipiens · Order: Dermaptera · Family: Forficulidae

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Deceiving Earwig
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The deceiving earwig grows to about 15 to 19 mm long, including its forceps. It has a yellow-orange head, yellowish pronotum, wings and legs, and a reddish-brown abdomen. It is found in southern Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Head is yellow-orange; pronotum, wings and legs are yellowish; abdomen is reddish-brown.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults reach 15 to 19 mm in total length, forceps included.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in southern Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Montenegro, Romania), Asia Minor and North Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Forficulidae)

European EarwigEuropean EarwigForficula auriculariaCan damage your homeLined EarwigLined EarwigDoru taeniatumCan biteWestern EarwigWestern EarwigForficula dentataHop-garden EarwigHop-garden EarwigApterygida albipennisTimomenus komarowiTimomenus komarowiTimomenus komarowiAnechura bipunctataAnechura bipunctataAnechura bipunctata

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forficula_decipiens

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