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Forficula auricularia

European Earwig at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB)

Forficula auricularia at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Nov 2023
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Identification history

Forficula auricularia 10 Nov 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 6 Nov 2023 JohnGiacon

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Found after washing lettuce.

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Nearby sightings

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Phyllotocus navicularis (Nectar scarab) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 21 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha subsp. macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 21 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Galanga labeculata (Double-spotted cicada) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 21 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Elateridae sp. (family) (Unidentified click beetle) at Emu Creek - 21 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Juncus sp. (A Rush) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 20 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 19 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm) at Emu Creek - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Emu Creek - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Anzora unicolor (Grey Planthopper) at Emu Creek - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Emu Creek - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Notoncus sp. (genus) (A Notoncus ant) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Eurymeloides pulchra (Gumtree hopper) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Epidesmia hypenaria (Long-nosed Epidesmia) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Austroscolia soror (Blue Flower Wasp) at Emu Creek - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Plebs bradleyi (Enamelled spider) at Emu Creek - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lophotoma diagrapha (Double-line Snout Moth) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 16 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Calolampra sp. (genus) (Bark cockroach) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 16 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Trigonidium australiana (Leaf running cricket) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 14 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Servaea villosa (Shaggy-velvet Servaea) at Emu Creek - 14 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Emu Creek - 14 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Crabroninae (subfamily) (Unidentified solitary wasp) at Emu Creek - 14 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Amorbus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Emu Creek - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Rhinotia adelaidae (A belid weevil) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsis pictipennis (Tea-tree button beetle) at Emu Creek - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lycidae sp. (family) (Net-winged beetle) at Emu Creek - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mordella sydneyana (Pintail Beetle) at Emu Creek - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Syllitus microps (Longicorn or Longhorn beetle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 13 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 12 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Ardices curvata (Crimson Tiger Moth) at Emu Creek - 8 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Arthropodium milleflorum (Vanilla Lily) at Emu Creek - 8 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Emu Creek - 7 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Drymaplaneta communis (Eastern Wood Runner, Common Shining Cockroach) at Emu Creek - 7 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Emu Creek - 6 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Asilinae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified asiline Robberfly) at Emu Creek - 5 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Sonchus oleraceus (Annual Sowthistle) at Emu Creek - 5 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Fabriogenia sp. (genus) (Spider wasp) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Tasmanicosa wolf spider) at Emu Creek - 4 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Dolomedes sp. (genus) (Fishing spider) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 4 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 3 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Anoplognathus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Christmas beetle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 3 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 22 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Cryptocheilus bicolor (Orange Spider Wasp) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass, Slender Speargrass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 16 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Emu Creek - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Phyllotocus sp. (genus) (Nectar scarab) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mordella limbata (A pintail beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Harpobittacus australis (Hangingfly) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Emu Creek - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Emu Creek - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 6 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Belconnen, ACT - 6 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Rubus parvifolius (Native Raspberry) at Belconnen, ACT - 6 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Belconnen, ACT - 6 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Austalis copiosa (Hover fly) at Belconnen, ACT - 6 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Emu Creek - 6 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Amorbus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug) at Emu Creek - 6 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Belconnen, ACT - 6 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta (Black-Anther Flax Lily) at Belconnen, ACT - 6 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Amyema pendula subsp. pendula (Drooping Mistletoe) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima (Hop Bush) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Dasypodia selenophora (Southern old lady moth) at Belconnen, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Badumna insignis (Black House Spider) at Belconnen, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Vulpia sp. (A Squirreltail Fescue) at Belconnen, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by rbannister
Epilobium ciliatum (A Willow Herb) at Belconnen, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by rbannister
Sextius virescens (Acacia horned treehopper) at Belconnen, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by rbannister
Rhinotia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Rhinotia weevil) at Belconnen, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by rbannister
Romulea rosea var. australis (Onion Grass) at Belconnen, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by rbannister
Ulmus sp. (An Elm) at Belconnen, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by rbannister
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Belconnen, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by rbannister
Nassella neesiana (Chilean Needlegrass) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Exaireta spinigera (Garden Soldier Fly) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified paropsine leaf beetle) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lepidoscia (genus) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsisterna m-fuscum (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Camponotus suffusus (Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsisterna sp. (genus) (A leaf beetle) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta (Black-Anther Flax Lily) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Belconnen, ACT - 28 Oct 2023 by JohnGiacon

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  • 5 Nov 2023 08:03 AM Recorded on
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  • Lettuce Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Deceased Animal health

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