Anechura bipunctata is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae.[1][2]
| Anechura bipunctata | |
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| Anechura bipunctata, imago. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Genus: | Anechura |
| Species: | A. bipunctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Anechura bipunctata (Fabricius, 1781)
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Distribution
editThis species is present in most of Europe.[3]
Habitat
editThis montane species can be found at highest elevations, over 2000 meters above sea level.
Description
editAnechura bipunctata can reach a length of 12–20 millimetres (0.47–0.79 in) (included cerci). This characteristic winged species shows a black body with a yellow marking on the elytrae. Head, legs and sides of pronotum are yellowish orange. Antennae have 9-12 segments. Pronotum is wider than long. In the males the cerci are double curved. Larvae are black.[4][5]
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ Biolib
- ^ Dermaptera species file
- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ D Muranyi Data to three insects (Embiidina, Dermaptera, Isoptera) from the Balkans - Opuscula Zoologica
- ^ H. Wermuth, M. Fischer, Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich - The Animal Kingdom: Dermaptura Eudermaptera II
External links
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Media related to Anechura bipunctata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Anechura bipunctata at Wikispecies- Natura Mediterraneo
- Entomofauna Saxonica
- Earwigs on line
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