Species Detail - Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Forficula auricularia
Common Earwig
NHMSYS0001387317
UnverifiedUnverified
Forficula bipunctata Petanga, 1789, Forficula borealis Leach, 1835, Forficula caucasica Kolenati, 1846, Forficula forcipata Stephens, 1835, Forficula infumata Megerla, 1825, Forficula major De Geer, 1773, Forficula media Marsham, 1802, Forficula neglecta Marsham, 1802, Forficula parallela Fabricius, 1775
N/A
foaur
(Linnaeus, 1758)
insect - earwig (Dermaptera)
Species
679
378
122
01/01/1693
31/12/2022
19 January (recorded in 2006)
31 December (recorded in 2005)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia), accessed 28 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/184631>