Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758

Forficula auricularia silanoides Karny, 1911, Forficula borealis Leach, 1835, Forficula caucasica Kolenati, 1846, Forficula dentata Fabricius, 1775, Forficula elongata Fabricius, 1793, Forficula forcipata Stephens, 1835, Forficula infumata Megerle von Mühlfield, 1825, Forficula major De Geer, 1773, Forficula media Marsham, 1802, Forficula neglecta Marsham, 1802, Forficula parallela Fabricius, 1775
European earwig.

Permitted - s11

Permitted organisms must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported. They may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms.
Present
The Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758 is Permitted - s11 for the whole of state and is not assigned to any control category for a local government area at this time.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia [4]
Phylum:Arthropoda [5]
Class:Insecta [6]
Order:Dermaptera [7]
Family:Forficulidae [8]
Genus:Forficula [9]
Species:auricularia [10]

Author(s):

Linnaeus, 1758

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[2] http://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_2735_homepage.html
[3] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/form/biosecurity-contact-details
[4] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=%2A&classification=1
[5] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Arthropoda
[6] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Insecta
[7] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Dermaptera
[8] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Forficulidae
[9] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Forficula
[10] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=auricularia
[11] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Dermaptera&rank=species&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[12] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/biosecurity-biosecurity-quarantinebiosecurity-governance

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