Forficulidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Dermaptera, class Insecta. The family contains 33 accepted species worldwide.
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Forficula aetolica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
Forficula aetolica is an earwig species from the Forficulidae family found in pa…
Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758
Forficula auricularia, the common European earwig, is an insect native to Eurasi…
Timomenus komarovi (Semenov, 1901)
Timomenus komarovi is an earwig species found in Asia, with distinct size differ…
Apterygida albipennis (von Muhlfeld, 1825)
Apterygida media is a reddish-brown earwig found across Europe, restricted to so…
Forficula smyrnensis Audinet-Serville, 1838
Forficula smyrnensis is a Palearctic earwig species in the family Forficulidae.
Chelidurella acanthopygia (Géné, 1832)
Chelidurella acanthopygia is a European earwig species from family Forficulidae …
Forficula dentata Fabricius, 1775
Forficula dentata is a cryptic earwig species in the Forficula auricularia compl…
Doru aculeatum (Scudder, 1876)
Doru aculeatum is an earwig species with detailed physical measurements and colo…
Forficula lesnei Finot, 1887
Lesne's earwig (Forficula lesnei) is a small, wingless European earwig that live…
Anechura bipunctata (Fabricius, 1781)
Anechura bipunctata is a winged montane earwig species present across most of Eu…
Forficula lurida Fischer, 1853
Forficula lurida is an earwig species in the Forficulidae family, found in the P…
Forficula decipiens Géné, 1832
Forficula decipiens Géné, 1832 is an earwig species with a described appearance …
Forficulidae animals belong to the Dermaptera order in the Animalia kingdom. The common earwig's life cycle has two distinct phases: the nesting phase and the free-foraging phase. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Forficulidae is classified in the order Dermaptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. Originally, it was considered a synonym of Forficula auricularia, but it has since been reclassified as its own distinct species.
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