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From kitchen - a roach? - Ectobius pallidus

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?

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

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.

 
whew!
Thanks-- good to know!

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