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Forficula auricularia
The European earwig has a dark and relatively uniform body color with yellowish shoulders, legs and pincers. They range in size from 12-24 mm long. They have flat smooth elongated bodies and may be winged or wingless. Winged earwigs have two sets of wings, a short hardened forewing and a soft membranous hindwing. They have chewing mouthparts, bead-like antennae and 2 pincers at the rear of the body. They predominantly canola, but will also attack cereals, lupins and some legume crops.
