Forficula mediterranea
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Forficula mediterranea is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae and in the cryptic Forficula auricularia species complex. It was formally described by González-Miguéns & García-París in 2020. The distribution of F. mediterranea includes eastern and southern Spain, Morocco, Sardinia, Sicily, and from Baja California to Southern California. In California, F. mediterranea is found in San Diego, Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. It overlaps in population with Forficula dentata in the latter two counties. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tijuana | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forficula mediterranea sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 170 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 66th most-seen of the 693 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forficula mediterranea in San Diego on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forficula mediterranea sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Forficula mediterranea sightings, San Diego ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tijuana (México, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forficula mediterranea is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (170 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.
