Forficula auricularia Linnaeus 1758 (Family Forficulidae)


Male

Female

Nymph

Length: Male 10-16mm, Female 9.5-13mm
Egg Nymph Adult
? (Earliest: 10.6) All Year
(Earliest: 23.4)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
Several Asteraceae

Cassida stigmatica Larva
Parasitoids:
Triarthria setipennis Larva
Predators: Athene noctua

Nature Spot: Earwig - Forficula auricularia
Insektenbox: Gemeiner Ohrwurm
Les Pages entomologiques: Le Forficule ou Perce-oreilles


Pictures © 2003, 2006, 2007 J.K. Lindsey

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