Smyrnean Earwig

Forficula smyrnensis · Order: Dermaptera · Family: Forficulidae

Also called: Smyrna Earwig

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Smyrnean Earwig
Photo: Bj.schoenmakers, CC0

The Smyrnean earwig belongs to the family Forficulidae. It lives mainly in the Palearctic region.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its distribution is mainly within the Palearctic realm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Same family (Forficulidae)

European EarwigEuropean EarwigForficula auriculariaCan damage your homeLined EarwigLined EarwigDoru taeniatumCan biteWestern EarwigWestern EarwigForficula dentataHop-garden EarwigHop-garden EarwigApterygida albipennisTimomenus komarowiTimomenus komarowiTimomenus komarowiAnechura bipunctataAnechura bipunctataAnechura bipunctata

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forficula_smyrnensis

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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