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Lined earwig

Doru taeniatum (Dohrn, 1862)

Status not recordedinsects

The lined earwig (Doru taeniatum) is a species in the family Forficulidae, order Dermaptera. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico.

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Quick facts about the lined earwig

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the lined earwig live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The lined earwig is listed for 4 countries.

MexicoBoliviaColombiaPanama
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Bolivia
  2. Colombia
  3. Mexico
  4. Panama

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the lined earwig endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lined earwig classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDermaptera
  5. familyForficulidae
  6. genusDoru
  7. SpeciesDoru taeniatum (Dohrn, 1862)

Synonyms Apterygida californica, Apterygida exilis, Apterygida linearis, Apterygida taeniata, Doru exile, Doru lineare, Forficula californica, Forficula exilis, Forficula taeniata, Sphingolabis californica, Sphingolabis taeniata

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Tijerilla lineadaSpanish
  • Tesourinha-de-faixaPortuguese
  • 雙帶矛螋Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lined earwig

Other species in the same genus Doru.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the lined earwig live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the lined earwig for 4 countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico and Panama. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the lined earwig?

The lined earwig (Doru taeniatum) belongs to the family Forficulidae in the order Dermaptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lined earwig (Doru taeniatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-earwig

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BibTeX
@misc{lined_earwig_2026,
  title = {Lined earwig (Doru taeniatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-earwig},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}