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Striped Earwig

Forficula lurida

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Greece.January 2, February 4, March 2, April 14, May 9, June 1, July 0, August 0, September 0, October 1, November 3, December 3.
Greece39
Turkey38
İzmir23
Egean20
Israel12
Attica12
Antalya7
Northern District4
Crete4
Muğla4

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
FamilyCommon Earwigs · Forficulidae
GenusForficula

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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