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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattidae » Periplaneta » Australian Cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae)
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Periplaneta americana? - Periplaneta australasiae
Copyright © 2009 nature boy

Periplaneta americana? - Periplaneta australasiae
Holly Hill, Volusia County, Florida, USA
August 28, 2009
Size: 2 inches
Centennial Park.
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Contributed by nature boy on 13 September, 2009 - 9:03am
Last updated 7 October, 2009 - 11:37am

Australian cockroach, for the search engine
Just wanted to get the common name on the page so someone searching for "Australian cockroach" will find it. It is a snazzy critter!
… Abigail M. Parker, 18 October, 2009 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Close- the pale lateral stripes on the anterior margins of the wings make this Periplaneta australasiae. This species also has more contrast between the colors in the pronotum making it a little more jazzy than the typical American Cockroach, although the lateral stripes on the wings is a much more diagnostic character. Moved from Cockroaches.
… John Carlson, 7 October, 2009 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Schneider, 7 October, 2009 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

great photo
That's a nice cockroach shot. It does appear to match visually. Yours certainly has distinct markings. Let's wait and see what the cockroach experts have to say.
… Andrew Williams, 13 September, 2009 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

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