Euborellia annulipes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The ringlegged earwig (Euborellia annulipes) is a species of earwig in the family Anisolabididae. Adult Euborellia annulipes are typically dark brown, and 10 mm (0.4 in) to 25 mm (1.0 in) in length. It is a wingless species, and like most earwigs, the females are larger than the males. Their legs are a pale brown color, and have a noticeable dark band around the middle of the femur, or occasionally the tibia, hence their common name. Their antenna generally have sixteen segments, although other numbers are possible.
Their cerci share similar characteristics to most earwigs, as males' cerci are more curved than females'. Further sex differences can be found in the species abdomen: males have ten abdominal segments, while females have eight.
Described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1847, the ringlegged earwig has been known to inhabit the United States since 1902. Over the years, it has obtained a cosmopolitan status, documented all over the world. The species, like other earwigs, tends to inhabit both tropical and temperate climates.
Adult females generally lay eggs in batches, with an average of fifty eggs in each batch, and two... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 4 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 5 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ring-Legged Earwig sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May, August–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ring-Legged Earwig in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–July, October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ring-Legged Earwig sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 24
Of the 24 cities where we can rate Ring-Legged Earwig sightings, Athens ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Mendoza (Argentina, about 20%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%).
Same order: Dermaptera
The closest relatives of the Ring-Legged Earwig that you can see in Athens (order Dermaptera, Earwigs) are European Earwig (about 10%) and Aetolian Earwig (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ring-Legged Earwig is recorded against all the insects logged in Athens (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
