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Forficula auricularia
Gemeiner Ohrwurm




Specimen photographed in Blasiwald (Baden-Württemberg) on July 27, 2012.




Specimen photographed in Göttingen (Niedersachsen) on October 21, 2007.




Larva. Specimen photographed in Göttingen (Niedersachsen) on June 15, 2008.



Subspecies
No subspecies are recognized.



Original description
Linnaeus, 1758


Synonyms
Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758
Forficula major De Geer, 1773
Forficula dentata Fabricius, 1775
Forficula parallela Fabricius, 1775
Pseudochelidura parallela (Fabricius, 1775)
Forficula neglecta Marsham, 1802
Forficula media Marsham, 1802
Forficula infumata Megerle, 1825
Forficula borealis Leach, 1835
Forficula forcipata Stephens, 1835
Forficula caucasica Kolenati, 1846
Forficula auricularia silanoides Karny, 1911



Identification



Distribution
A cosmopolitan species.



Biology





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