Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Dermaptera (Earwigs) ➔ Family Forficulidae

Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758

Gemeiner Ohrwurm Common or European Earwig

Synonyms and other combinations:

Forficula auricularia forcipata Stephens, 1837 | Forficula auricularia silanoides Karny, 1911 | Forficula borealis Leach, 1835 | Forficula dentata Fabricius, 1775 | Forficula forcipata caucasica Kolenati, 1846 | Forficula infumata Megerle, 1825 | Forficula major de Geer, 1773 | Forficula media Marsham, 1802 | Forficula neglecta Marsham, 1802 | Forficula parallela Fabricius, 1775 | Platylabia major (de Geer, 1773) ? |
(?: ambiguous synonym)

  • Forficula auricularia, female 4199
    Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758  Gemeiner Ohrwurm  Common or European Earwig 
    Forficula auricularia, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2010-06-26 11:58:26
    Image number: 4199
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2010-06-26 11:58:26
  • Forficula auricularia, female 406
    Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758  Gemeiner Ohrwurm  Common or European Earwig 
    Forficula auricularia, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2009-05-10 16:25:45
    Image number: 406
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2009-05-10 16:25:45
  • Forficula auricularia, male + female 408
    Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758  Gemeiner Ohrwurm  Common or European Earwig 
    Forficula auricularia, male + female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2007-07-01 11:33:03
    Image number: 408
    male + female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2007-07-01 11:33:03
  • Forficula auricularia, male + female 409
    Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758  Gemeiner Ohrwurm  Common or European Earwig 
    Forficula auricularia, male + female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2007-07-01 11:33:06
    Image number: 409
    male + female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2007-07-01 11:33:06
  • Forficula auricularia, female 410
    Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758  Gemeiner Ohrwurm  Common or European Earwig 
    Forficula auricularia, female, det. Arp Kruithof
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2007-06-02 17:27:39
    Image number: 410
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2007-06-02 17:27:39
    det. Arp Kruithof
  • Forficula auricularia, female 4375
    Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758  Gemeiner Ohrwurm  Common or European Earwig 
    Forficula auricularia, female, det. Arp Kruithof
    DE, Chemnitz; 2004-07-20 17:42:37
    Image number: 4375
    female
    DE, Chemnitz
    2004-07-20 17:42:37
    det. Arp Kruithof
  • Forficula auricularia, female 4376
    Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758  Gemeiner Ohrwurm  Common or European Earwig 
    Forficula auricularia, female, det. Arp Kruithof
    DE, Chemnitz; 2004-07-20 17:42:41
    Image number: 4376
    female
    DE, Chemnitz
    2004-07-20 17:42:41
    det. Arp Kruithof
  • Forficula auricularia, female, freshly skinned 411
    Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758  Gemeiner Ohrwurm  Common or European Earwig 
    Forficula auricularia, female, freshly skinned
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-07-23 12:52:52
    Image number: 411
    female, freshly skinned
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-07-23 12:52:52
  • Forficula auricularia, female, freshly skinned 412
    Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758  Gemeiner Ohrwurm  Common or European Earwig 
    Forficula auricularia, female, freshly skinned, conf. Danilo Matzke
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-07-23 12:54:42
    Image number: 412
    female, freshly skinned
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-07-23 12:54:42
    conf. Danilo Matzke
  • Forficula auricularia, female, freshly skinned 413
    Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758  Gemeiner Ohrwurm  Common or European Earwig 
    Forficula auricularia, female, freshly skinned
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-07-23 12:55:26
    Image number: 413
    female, freshly skinned
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-07-23 12:55:26



References, further reading, links:
  1. Hopkins H., Maehr M.D., Haas F. & Deem L.S. (2019). SF Dermaptera: Dermaptera Species File (version 5.0, Jun 2018). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.