Bug FAQForficula vicaria
Forficula vicaria · Order: Dermaptera · Family: Forficulidae
Forficula vicaria is an earwig species belonging to the family Forficulidae. All available sources only confirm its taxonomic placement and give no details on behavior, damage, or risk to people, pets, or property.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is identified as a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Does it bite or sting?
No source mentions it biting or stinging people or pets.
Source: Wikipedia
How to get rid of it
Control methods have not been documented.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in habitats typical for earwigs.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Its diet has not been detailed beyond being that of a typical earwig.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
No specific information on its life stages or timing is provided.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Seasonal activity has not been described.
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Where it comes from
It is native to the regions where earwigs of this family occur.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
No look-alike species are listed.
Source: Wikipedia
More photos
Same family (Forficulidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forficula_vicaria
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.