Anechura bipunctata is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae.[1][2]

Anechura bipunctata
Anechura bipunctata, imago.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Forficulidae
Genus: Anechura
Species:
A. bipunctata
Binomial name
Anechura bipunctata
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Anechura orientalis Krauss in De Bormans & Krauss, 1900
  • Chelidura anthracina Kolenati, 1846
  • Forficula biguttata Fabricius, 1794
  • Forficula bipunctata Fabricius, 1781
  • Forficula fabricii Fieber, 1854

Distribution

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This species is present in most of Europe.[3]

Habitat

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This montane species can be found at highest elevations, over 2000 meters above sea level.

Description

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Anechura 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]

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