Biology:Forficula lesnei
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Short description: Species of earwig
Forficula lesnei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Dermaptera |
Family: | Forficulidae |
Genus: | Forficula |
Species: | F. lesnei
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Binomial name | |
Forficula lesnei (Finot, 1887)
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Forficula lesnei, or Lesne's earwig, is a species of earwig from Europe, particularly Britain.[1] Compared to the common earwig, Lesne's earwig is shorter, with a body length around 8 mm (0.31 in). It also lacks hind wings. It can be found dwelling on the shrub Clematis vitalba.[2]
References
- ↑ "Forficula lesnei (Finot, 1887) – Lesne's Earwig". http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/scientific-resources/biodiversity/uk-biodiversity/uk-species/species/forficula_lesnei.html. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ Farmer, Gary (November 2012). "Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei. Scarce in Worcestershire or just overlooked?". http://www.wbrc.org.uk/WORCRECD/33/Farmer_Gary--Lesne_s_Earwig_Forficula_lesnei_in_Wo.html. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q5469553 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forficula lesnei.
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