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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: 44 mm
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 Bugguide.
Contributed by james o durbin on 10 December, 2008 - 7:12pm
Last updated 19 November, 2009 - 2:41pm

Confirm ID...
Just to confirm that this is indeed Periplaneta americana (not Australian).
… Ross Hill, 16 December, 2008 - 11:21am

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

 
Periplaneta americana
Thanks for the help.
jim
… james o durbin, 10 December, 2008 - 9:48pm

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