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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Blattidae » Blattinae » Periplaneta » Australian Cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae)
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Found together - Periplaneta australasiae
Copyright © 2012 Gary R. McClellan

Found together - Periplaneta australasiae
Sarasota County, Florida, USA
January 7, 2012
Size: 9.5 & 4.5mm
Up from shower drain.
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Contributed by Gary R. McClellan on 7 January, 2012 - 5:27pm
Last updated 19 October, 2014 - 8:51am

Moved
Moved from Periplaneta.
… Alan Jeon, 19 October, 2014 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cockroaches and Termites.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 February, 2012 - 5:11am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

The little one looks like the nymph of a Smoky Brown Cockroach:



Not sure if the larger one is an older individual of the same species, or something completely different.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 January, 2012 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

 
same?
I assumed the mother was showing the kid around my shower. Just thought it was a somewhat cute shot with the small one tucked underneath. Wasn't sure about submitting the two together. Hoping John will offer some feedback.
… Gary R. McClellan, 7 January, 2012 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Sort of same
Both are certainly Periplaneta nymphs- but the older nymphs are harder to tell to species for me. The larger could be American, Brown, or Smoky Brown. Even if not siblings, maybe they are cousins of sorts!
… John Carlson, 23 February, 2012 - 2:12am login or register to post comments

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