Forficula decipiens
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| Forficula decipiens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Genus: | Forficula |
| Species: | F. decipiens
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| Forficula decipiens | |
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Forficula decipiens is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]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.[4]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species is present in South Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Montenegro and Romania), Asia Minor, and in North Africa.[4][5][6]
References
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- ^ a b Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich: Dermaptera : Eudermaptera
- ^ Fauna europaea
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