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Western Earwig
Forficula dentata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Forficula mediterranea
European EarwigForficula auricularia
Ring-legged EarwigEuborellia annulipes
Shore EarwigLabidura riparia
Maritime EarwigAnisolabis maritima
Lesser EarwigLabia minor
Hop-garden EarwigApterygida albipennis
Striped EarwigForficula lurida
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,301 |
|---|---|
| California | 4,910 |
| British Columbia | 2,110 |
| Oregon | 1,924 |
| Washington | 1,623 |
| Australia | 1,416 |
| Canada | 1,263 |
| New Zealand | 1,031 |
| Victoria | 811 |
| Alaska | 460 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Earwigs · Dermaptera |
| Family | Common Earwigs · Forficulidae |
| Genus | Forficula |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Earwig with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.