Forficula decipiens

Forficula decipiens
Forficula decipiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Dermaptera
Suborder:
Forficulina
Family:
Forficulidae
Genus:
Forficula
Species:
F. decipiens
Binomial name
Forficula decipiens
Gené, 1832[1]

Forficula decipiens is a species of earwig.[2]

Description

Forficula decipiens can reach a length (forceps included) of 15–19 millimetres (0.59–0.75 in) in both sexes. Head is yellowish orange, pronotum, tegmina and legs are yellowish, while the abdomen is reddish brown.[3]

Distribution

This species is present in South Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, Montenegro and Romania) and in North Africa.[3][4]

References
  1. "Forficula decipiens". Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  2. Biolib
  3. Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich: Dermaptera : Eudermaptera
  4. Fauna europaea


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