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  • Western Earwig, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Thijs Valkenburg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Western Earwig, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Justin Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Western Earwig, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Francisco Clamote, all rights reserved

  • Western Earwig, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Cecile Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

  • Western Earwig, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) fauna_mirifica, all rights reserved

  • Western Earwig, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Borja Fierro-Leva, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Western Earwig

Forficula dentata

Worldwide
17,578 observations
Group
Insects
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Forficula dentata is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae, commonly referred to as the Western earwig or European earwig. It was first described by Danish zoologist, Johan Christian Fabricius, in 1775.

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