Chelisoches morio

Chelisoches morio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Chelisochidae
Genus: Chelisoches
Species: C. morio
Binomial name
Chelisoches morio
(Fabricius, 1775) [1]
Synonyms [2]

Forficula morio Fabricius, 1775

Chelisoches morio (also known as the black earwig) is a cosmopolitan earwig in the family Chelisochidae.[2] Black earwigs are active at all times of the day, and prefer wet habitats. Adults can grow up to 36 millimetres (1.4 in).[3]

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References

  1. "Chelisoches morio (Fabricius, 1775)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Logan Hudson (1974). "Dermaptera of Niue Island, and material from the Cook Islands". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 1 (1): 45–49.
  3. "Chelisoches morio". University of Hawaii. November 1992. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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