The best known earwig is the common European species, Forficula auricularia.
For a general account of the structure, development and relationships of insects, see Arthropoda and Hexapoda, while details of the form, habits and classification of insects will be found in articles on the various orders or groups of orders (Aptera, Coleoptera, Dipteria,Hemiptera,Hymenoptera,Lepidoptera,Neuroptera, Orthoptera, Thysanoptera), and in special articles on the more familiar divisions (ANT, BEE, Dragon-Fly, Earwig, &c.).
The European earwig is a common insect of fields, woods and gardens.
Based on an unoriginal earwig forwarded by Sue Sinclair, January 1996.