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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattidae » Periplaneta » American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
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Wood Roach - Periplaneta americana
Copyright © 2004 james o durbin

Wood Roach - Periplaneta americana
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
October 12, 2004
Size: 44mm
This specimen was given to me and I would like to know what it is. I think it might be a Parcoblatta sp based upon a picture in Bigguide.
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Contributed by james o durbin on 10 December, 2008 - 7:12pm
Last updated 17 December, 2008 - 5:31pm

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Just to confirm that this is indeed Periplaneta americana (not Australian).
… Ross Hill, 16 December, 2008 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

Looks like Periplaneta americana
the American Cockroach or the Australian Cockroach , P.australiae, given the large size and pronotal banding. This is apparently a cosmopolitan species- I've encountered plenty of these in urban settings when I was living/growing up in Southeast Asia (Singapore) many years ago.
… Tim Loh, 10 December, 2008 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Periplaneta americana
Thanks for the help.
jim
… james o durbin, 10 December, 2008 - 9:48pm login or register to post comments

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