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European earwig

Scientific name: Forficula auricularia

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0491Males and females look different

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ইউরোপীয় কাঁচিপোকা
Gemeiner Ohrwurm
European earwig
Tijereta europea
گوش‌خیزک اروپایی
Perce-oreille européen
यूरोपीय ईयरविग
Cocopet Eropa
ヨーロッパクギヌキハサミムシ
Sepit-sepit Eropah
Tesourinha-europeia
Уховёртка обыкновенная
Avrupa kulağakaçanı
یورپی قینچی دار کیڑا
欧洲蠼螋

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1Forficula auricularia (European earwig)SRC-DSC-9ACFE48FCF
2Impact of insecticide exposure on the predation activity of the European earwig Forficula auricularia.SRC-DSC-F832EAB317
3Analysis of a contact zone in the Forficula auricularia L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) species complex in the Pyrenean Mountains.SRC-DSC-80B7EF11EF

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Taxonomy

Forficula auricularia represents a group of two sibling species that differ in their life cycle.

SRC-DSC-80B7EF11EF

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3Analysis of a contact zone in the Forficula auricularia L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) species complex in the Pyrenean Mountains.SRC-DSC-80B7EF11EF

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