Euborellia annulipes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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 |
No species of the same family or order lives in Tel Aviv, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ring-Legged Earwig sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 210th most-seen of the 264 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ring-Legged Earwig in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of Tel Aviv's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
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.
4th of 24
Of the 24 cities where we can rate Ring-Legged Earwig sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mendoza (Argentina, about 20%), Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%) and Athens (Greece, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ring-Legged Earwig is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (6 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.
