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    Species Accepted

    Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 5 countries or islands

      5 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      Falkland Islands (Malvinas)Yes
      IcelandNo
      United States of AmericaNo
      United States of AmericaNo
      United States of AmericaNo

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      28 results
      Almindelig ørentvist Danish
      Cortapichas Spanish
      Earwig English
      European earwig English
      Forbicina Italian
      Gemeiner Ohrwurm German
      Obična uholaža Croatian
      Papaorelles Catalan–Valencian
      Paprastoji auslinda Lithuanian
      Perce-oreille French

      Treatments

      4 results

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      58 results
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      Chabrol, L. (1993) Le perce-oreille, un auxiliaire meconnu. [The earwig, an unappreciated helper.]. Insectes, 88(1), 23–24.
      Chauvin, G., Hamon, C., Vancassel, M. & Vannier, G. (1991) The eggs of Forficula auricularia L. (Dermaptera, Fofliculidae): ultrastructure and resistance to low and high temperatures. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 69, 2873–2878.
      Kuhlmann, U. (1993) Techniques for rearing tachinid parasitoids of the European earwig Forficula auricularia. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 3(4), 475–480.
      Gasch, T. & Vilcinskas, A. (2014) The chemical defense in larvae of the earwig Forficula auricularia. Journal of Insect Physiology, 67, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.05.019
      Nagy, B. (1991) Orthopteroid insects (Orthoptera, Mantodea, Blattodea, Dermaptera) of the Batorliget nature reserves (NE Hungary) (an ecofaunistic account). Studia Naturalia, 1(1), 295–318.
      Cheutin, M.-C., Leclerc, B. & Meunier, J. (2024) With or without you: gut microbiota does not predict aggregation behavior in European earwig females. Behavioral Ecology, 35(3), 1–11.
      Perrin, M., Delattre, T., Borowiec, N., Dib, H., Lecerf, E., Melloul, E., Siegwart, M. & Moiroux, J. (2025) Influence of high temperatures on the European earwig Forficula auricularia s.l. and the parasitoid Mastrus ridens, two natural enemies of the codling moth Cydia pomonella. Biological Control, 206(105802), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2025.105802
      Borelli, A. (1916) Di una nuova specie del genere Forficula Lin (F. abrutiana). Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della Royal Università di Torino, 31(711), 1–3.
      Boucicot, M., Cheutin, M.-C., Laverre, T., Braquart-Varnier, C., Verdon, J. & Meunier, J. (2025) Earwig mothers can boost offspring’s defence against pathogens during postoviposition care. Animal Behaviour, 219(123010), 1–9.

      Citation

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