Anechura bipunctata
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| Anechura bipunctata | |
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| Anechura bipunctata, imago. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Genus: | Anechura |
| Species: | A. bipunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Anechura bipunctata (Fabricius, 1781) | |
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Anechura bipunctata is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae.[1][2]
This species is present in most of Europe.[3]
Habitat
This montane species can be found at highest elevations, over 2000 meters above sea level.
Description
Anechura bipunctata can reach a length of 12–20 millimetres (0.47–0.79 in) (included cerci). This characteristic winged species shows a black body with a yellow marking on the elytrae. Head, legs and sides of pronotum are yellowish orange. Antennae have 9-12 segments. Pronotum is wider than long. In the males the cerci are double curved. Larvae are black.[4][5]
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