Labia minor

Labia minor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Spongiphoridae
Genus: Labia
Species:
L. minor
Binomial name
Labia minor
Synonyms [1]
  • Forficula minor Linnaeus, 1758
  • Forficula livida Gmelin, 1788
  • Forficula media Marsh, 1802
  • Labia minuta Scudder, 1862

Labia minor, the lesser earwig or small earwig, is a species of earwig. It is widespread globally in temperate climates, preferring warm locations such as compost heaps in parts of its range. It is 4–7 mm long, including the pincer, and chocolate brown in color.

  1. ^ Robert L. Langston & J. A. Powell (1975). "The earwigs of California (Order Dermaptera)" (PDF). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey. 20: 1–25. ISBN 0-520-09524-3.