What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Giant Earwig been recorded?

Labidura riparia occurrence evidence comes from 686 records in 47 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

InsectaDermapteraLabiduridaeLabidura

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

686 records across 47 countries and territories, 1899–2026.

Labidura riparia · GBIF taxon key 1419912

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18992026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Giant Earwig has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Giant Earwig. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
United States 205
South Korea 160
Belgium 93
Netherlands 48
Azerbaijan 24
Sweden 20
Australia 16
France 16
Mexico 14
Italy 10
Germany 8
Russia 8
New Zealand 5
Poland 4
South Africa 4
Argentina 3
Cameroon 3
Spain 3
India 3
Romania 3
Türkiye 3
Bulgaria 2
Brazil 2
Colombia 2
Ethiopia 2
Indonesia 2
Kazakhstan 2
Ukraine 2
Austria 1
Bahamas 1
Belarus 1
China 1
Cyprus 1
Denmark 1
Algeria 1
Georgia 1
Ghana 1
Hungary 1
Japan 1
Laos 1

Showing the top 40 of 47 places.

Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.