Dermaptera9 species

Family Common Earwigs (Forficulidae)

Forficulidae is a family in the order Dermaptera. Browse 9 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Forficulidae (9)

Lined Earwig

Doru taeniatum

Flies easily; sometimes comes to lights by the thousands in the tropics.

Spine-tailed Earwig

Doru aculeatum

Doru lineare

European Earwig

Forficula auricularia

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Deceiving Earwig

Forficula decipiens

Forficula dentata

Forficula mediterranea

Smyrnean Earwig

Forficula smyrnensis