Shore Earwig

Labidura riparia

Summary 7

Labidura riparia, commonly referred to as the tawny earwig, giant earwig, striped earwig, riparian earwig, or common brown earwig, is a species of earwig in the suborder Forficulina. They have a lighter color than most other earwigs, which are usually brown, lending to their name, the "tawny earwig". They can be found near ponds, lakes, and debris near seashore. The species is attracted to light, like many other insects. They emit an odor that is often...

Barcode data: labidura riparia 8

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank.

Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.

See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen.

Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.

TGGTCAACAAATCATAAAGATATTGGGACCCTTTATTTCTTGTTCGGTGCATGATCAGGAATAGTGGGAACTTCTTTA---AGTCTATTGGTTCGGGCTGAATTAGGATCTCCTGGTTCATTGATTGGTGAT---GATCAGATTTATAATGTTATTGTTACAGCTCATGCATTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTAAGGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTACCTTTAATA---TTAAGAGCACCAGATATGGCTTTTCCTCGCATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCTTTAATATTATTAATATCTAGTAGAATAGTAGATAGAGGAGCAGGAACAGGATGAACTGTATATCCCCCTCTTTCTTCTGCTATTGCTCATGCTGGAGCATCAGTAGATTTG---ACAATTTTCTCATTACATTTA
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