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Lesser Earwig

Labia minor

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 92, February 68, March 107, April 168, May 242, June 264, July 282, August 243, September 178, October 133, November 73, December 57.
United States2,494
Alaska1,906
Texas88
France77
Canada71
New York70
Hungary51
Spain48
Ontario40
Germany35

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderEarwigs · Dermaptera
FamilyLittle Earwigs · Spongiphoridae
GenusLabia

Sources

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Practise Lesser Earwig with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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