Order

Earwigs

Dermaptera

34 species in our catalog · found in 39 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDermaptera (Earwigs)

Species in this group

Anechura bipunctata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Timomenus aeris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pygidicrana v-nigrum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Labidura riparia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Paratimomenus flavocapitata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Forficula mediterranea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Eulithinus analis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Doru gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cranopygia sauteri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Forficula dentata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Forficula auricularia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chelidurella acanthopygia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaunon bipartitus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pyragropsis emarginata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Diplatys flavicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Praos perdita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anechura crinitata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anisolabis maritima

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Metresura flaviceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chelidura pyrenaica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mesochelidura bolivari

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euborellia moesta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hamaxas nigrorufus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Guanchia pubescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Carcinophora americana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chelisoches morio

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spongovostox doddi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pseudochelidura sinuata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Metresura flavipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vostox brunneipennis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vostox apicedentatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euborellia annulipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Apterygida albipennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Endemic

Proforficula peringueyi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Earwigs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	5 of 34	~50%
	Timomenus aeris			~20%
	Paratimomenus flavocapitata			~10%
	Cranopygia sauteri			~10%
	Diplatys flavicollis			~10%
	Anechura crinitata			~10%
2	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 34	~30%
	Anechura bipunctata			~30%
3	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 34	~20%
	Anechura bipunctata			~20%
4	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 34	~20%
	Forficula mediterranea			~10%
	Eulithinus analis			~10%
5	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 34	~20%
	Anechura bipunctata			~20%
6	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 34	~20%
	Hamaxas nigrorufus			~10%
	Elaunon bipartitus			~10%
	Black Earwig			~10%
	Spongovostox doddi			~10%
7	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 34	~20%
	Pygidicrana v-nigrum			~20%
8	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 34	~20%
	Anechura bipunctata			~20%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 34	~20%
	Chelidura pyrenaica			~10%
	Anechura bipunctata			~10%
	Pseudochelidura sinuata			~10%
10	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 34	~20%
	Euborellia moesta			~10%
	Guanchia pubescens			~10%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~20%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Maritime Earwig			~10%
12	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 34	~20%
	Shore Earwig			~20%
13	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 34	~10%
	Shore Earwig			~10%
14	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 34	~10%
	Anechura bipunctata			~10%
15	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
	Mesochelidura bolivari			~10%
16	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 34	~10%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
17	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 34	~10%
	Shore Earwig			~10%
18	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
	Maritime Earwig			~10%
19	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 34	~10%
	Doru gracilis			~10%
20	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Brown-Winged Earwig			~10%
21	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 34	~10%
	Metresura flaviceps			~10%
	Metresura flavipes			~10%
22	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
23	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
24	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	Toothed Earwig			~10%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
25	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
26	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
27	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
28	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 34	~10%
	Elaunon bipartitus			~10%
29	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 34	~10%
	Pyragropsis emarginata			~10%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 34	~10%
	Shore Earwig			~10%
31	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 34	~10%
	🦋 Praos perdita			~10%
32	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
33	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
34	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 34	~10%
	Carcinophora americana			~10%
35	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
36	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 34	<5%
	European Earwig			<5%
37	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 34	<5%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
38	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 34	<5%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			<5%
39	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 34	<5%
	Proforficula peringueyi			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 34	~20%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			~10%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			<5%
2	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 34	~20%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			~20%
3	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 34	~20%
	Forficula mediterranea			~20%
4	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	3 of 34	~20%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			~10%
5	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 34	~20%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			<5%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			<5%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
6	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 34	~20%
	Forficula mediterranea			~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
	Maritime Earwig			<5%
	Western Earwig			<5%
7	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
	Euborellia moesta			<5%
8	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
9	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 34	~10%
	Euborellia moesta			~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
10	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 34	~10%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
11	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			~10%
12	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Brown-Winged Earwig			<5%
	Maritime Earwig			<5%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
13	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
	Maritime Earwig			<5%
14	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
15	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
16	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	2 of 34	~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
17	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
	Maritime Earwig			<5%
18	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 34	~10%
	Shore Earwig			~10%
19	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
20	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 34	~10%
	Forficula mediterranea			~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
21	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
	Maritime Earwig			<5%
22	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			~10%
23	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			<5%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			<5%
24	La Paz	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
25	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Maritime Earwig			<5%
26	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
	Maritime Earwig			<5%
27	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
28	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 34	~10%
	Shore Earwig			~10%
	Maritime Earwig			<5%
29	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
30	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 34	~10%
	Anechura bipunctata			~10%
31	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
32	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
33	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			<5%
	Chelidurella acanthopygia			<5%
34	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			<5%
	Maritime Earwig			<5%
35	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
36	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 34	~10%
	Carcinophora americana			~10%
37	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
38	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			<5%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
39	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
40	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
41	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
42	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
43	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 34	~10%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			<5%
	European Earwig			<5%
44	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 34	~10%
	Western Earwig			~10%
45	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			<5%
	Hop-Garden Earwig			<5%
46	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 34	~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			~10%
47	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
48	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
49	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
50	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 34	~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
51	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
52	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
53	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 34	~10%
	Maritime Earwig			<5%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
54	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 34	~10%
	Carcinophora americana			~10%
55	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
56	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 34	~10%
	Elaunon bipartitus			~10%
57	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 34	~10%
	Shore Earwig			~10%
58	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 34	~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			<5%
	Shore Earwig			<5%
59	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 34	~10%
	European Earwig			~10%
60	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 34	~10%
	Ring-Legged Earwig			~10%

Earwigs

Species in this group

Anechura bipunctata

Timomenus aeris

Pygidicrana v-nigrum

Shore Earwig

Paratimomenus flavocapitata

Forficula mediterranea

Eulithinus analis

Doru gracilis

Cranopygia sauteri

Western Earwig

European Earwig

Chelidurella acanthopygia

Elaunon bipartitus

Pyragropsis emarginata

Diplatys flavicollis

Praos perdita

Anechura crinitata

Maritime Earwig

Metresura flaviceps

Chelidura pyrenaica

Mesochelidura bolivari

Euborellia moesta

Hamaxas nigrorufus

Guanchia pubescens

Carcinophora americana

Black Earwig

Spongovostox doddi

Pseudochelidura sinuata

Metresura flavipes

Brown-Winged Earwig

Toothed Earwig

Ring-Legged Earwig

Hop-Garden Earwig

Proforficula peringueyi

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Earwigs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked