Common European earwig  (Forficula auricularia)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDermaptera
FamilyForficulidae
GenusForficula (1)
SizeLength: 13 mm (2)
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Status

Widespread and often common (3).

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