Forficula decipiens
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Forficula decipiens is a species of earwig.[2]
Description
Forficula decipiens can reach a length (forceps included) of 15–19 millimetres (0.59–0.75 in) in both sexes. Head is yellowish orange, pronotum, tegmina and legs are yellowish, while the abdomen is reddish brown.[3]
Distribution
This species is present in South Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, Montenegro and Romania) and in North Africa.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Forficula decipiens". Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich: Dermaptera : Eudermaptera
- ^ Fauna europaea
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