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title: "Italian scorpion"
description: "Euscorpius italicus — Insetti e ragni. Euscorpius italicus is a scorpion belonging to the genus of small wood-scorpions."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/italian-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Italian scorpion

> Euscorpius italicus — Insetti e ragni. Euscorpius italicus is a scorpion belonging to the genus of small wood-scorpions.

- Scientific name: *Euscorpius italicus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2495
- Wikidata: [Q310954](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310954)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56528](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56528)

## Names

- en: Italian scorpion
- de: Italienischer Skorpion
- fr: Scorpion méditerranéen
- pl: Skorpion włoski

## Countries with the most observations

IT (351), HR (81), GE (66), TR (46), CH (26), AL (5), ME (5), SI (5), BA (4), FR (3), SM (3)

## Summary

Euscorpius italicus is a scorpion belonging to the genus of small wood-scorpions. It is the largest species in the genus, with adults reaching lengths up to 50 mm. Its size can thus be used as a heuristic for determination.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euscorpius_italicus

## Photo

![Italian scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/italian-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marino Linić · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186580730

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/italian-scorpion?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).