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Ring-legged earwig
Euborellia annulipes
36.154, -95.9928
Field Notes
Description:
A medium-sized dark-brown earwig with dark areas on the light-yellow legs ("black armbands"). Although the species has both winged and wingless forms, only the wingless ones are found in our area. Adults have antennae with 14-16 segments, the third and fourth (sometimes the fifth) from the end being white or pale.
Habitat:
Worldwide in temperate and tropical areas, except Australia; widespread across eastern US (MA to NE to TX to FL) and from BC to CA & AZ in the West; Mexico.
Notes:
This specimen is a female.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 27, 2012
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