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Spotted Mediterranean Cockroach (Ectobius pallidus)
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Copyright © 2014
MikeInMass
From kitchen - a roach? -
Ectobius pallidus
Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 16, 2014
Size: 1 cm not counting antenna
Found in my kitchen sitting on a salt shaker.
Never saw cockroaches here before.
Is it a cockroach?
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Contributed by
MikeInMass
on 16 July, 2014 - 8:16pm
Last updated 3 August, 2014 - 5:15am
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v belov
, 3 August, 2014 - 5:15am
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yes, a cockroach
but not one of the indoor pest species. I believe this is an Ectobius sp, which are found outdoors but occasionally wander inside.
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metrioptera
, 16 July, 2014 - 8:21pm
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whew!
Thanks-- good to know!
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MikeInMass
, 16 July, 2014 - 9:49pm
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