Carcinophora occidentalis

Meaning of name:

Unknown.

Distribution:

Reported from the southwest of Western Australia and around Adelaide, South Australia.

Description:

This earwig was approximately 15 millimetres long.

Notes:

We have photographed this species between August and February.

A different colour form of this species was known as Gonolabis michaelseni but it is now recognised as being Carcinophora occidentalis.

References:

Identification courtesy of David Knowles.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f354c711-e32a-45a2-b649-e9f7f6e0823a

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