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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blaberidae » Panchlora » Green Banana Cockroach (Panchlora nivea)
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Green one - Panchlora nivea
Copyright © 2008 Rene Madere

Green one - Panchlora nivea
Theriot, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 3, 2008
These are getting more popular around here
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Contributed by Rene Madere on 7 July, 2008 - 12:46pm
Last updated 24 June, 2009 - 4:26pm

Moved
Moved from Cockroaches.
… Domingo Zungri, 24 June, 2009 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Panchlora nivea
Lovely specimen of the "green banana roach."
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 July, 2008 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you. What is the best
Thank you. What is the best way to preserve insects? Currently I use hairspray.
… Rene Madere, 24 June, 2009 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments

 
No hairspray necessary.
For roaches, just keeping them pinned and dry in a wood or cardboard box kept free from carpet beetles is good enough.

If you are really serious about bug collecting, there are all sorts of "officially approved" methods for doing things. Try Googling "insect collecting" and you'll see what I mean. A good introduction to these techniques is given here.
… Domingo Zungri, 24 June, 2009 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much. I am ge
Thank you very much. I am getting more serious now since I am getting older and need a hobby.
… Rene Madere, 24 June, 2009 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

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