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Giant Earwig

Labidura riparia

Classification

Class
Insecta

Labidura riparia is a species of earwig in the family Labiduridae characterized by their modified cerci as forceps, and light tan color. They are commonly known as the shore earwig, tawny earwig, riparian earwig, or the striped earwig due to two dark longitudinal stripes down the length of the pronotum. They are sometimes wrongly referred to as Labidura japonica, although said species is actually a subspecies, Labidura riparia japonica, found from Japan and India to Papua New Guinea.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 777France · 300Germany · 220Spain · 209Italy · 86Peru · 6Belgium · 2Switzerland · 2United Kingdom · 1