About Apterygida albipennis (von Muhlfeld, 1825)
Apterygida media has short wings and elytra. It is reddish-brown in colour, with yellow legs. The distribution of A. media ranges from southern Sweden in the north to Greece in the south, and from Portugal in the west to Ukraine in the east. It is one of only four native earwig species in the United Kingdom, while three additional species have been introduced there. In the United Kingdom, it is only found in the south-east, which has the most continental climate. It is widespread in East Kent, and is also found in Essex and Suffolk. It may have arrived in Great Britain via a land bridge over the North Sea known as Doggerland. Apterygida media is thought to have been a common insect in the hop gardens of Kent until pesticides were introduced. It is now found chiefly in warm hedges and woodland edges, particularly on field maples (Acer campestre).
