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

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