Scientific Name
Forficula auricularia
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
European Earwig , common earwig
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Polyneoptera |
| Order | Dermaptera |
| Suborder | Eudermaptera |
| Superfamily | Forficuloidea |
| Family | Forficulidae |
| Subfamily | Forficulinae |
| Genus | Forficula |
| Species | Forficula auricularia |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to Europe, western Asia and probably North Africa,Forficula auricularia was introduced to North America in the early twentieth century and is currently spread throughout much of the continent (Wikipedia 2019).
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tstefanic@nps.gov
Created Date
4/10/2019 4:27:05 PM
Last Modified By
tstefanic@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/10/2019 4:27:05 PM
Notes
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