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Cockroach Nymph - Periplaneta americana - female
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Cockroach Nymph - Periplaneta americana - Female
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
July 8, 2016

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 8 July, 2016 - 11:40pm
Last updated 14 July, 2016 - 8:04pm

Moved
Moved from Turkestan Cockroach.
… Alan Jeon, 14 July, 2016 - 1:20pm

 
Thank you Alan!
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… Salvador Vitanza, 14 July, 2016 - 2:23pm

Moved
Moved from Blattidae.
… Hisserdude, 10 July, 2016 - 2:28am

 
Thank you Hisserdude!
I usually find the Turkestan roach outdoors, but this one was inside an apartment. Is it a male? Adult males are very easy to tell apart from females, but nymphs might be trickier.
… Salvador Vitanza, 10 July, 2016 - 2:40am

 
Pretty sure it's female...
As shown by the enlarged last ventral segment. This species is pretty commonly found around and in homes, though they do breed outside. They just wander indoors often, like Periplaneta.
… Hisserdude, 10 July, 2016 - 3:12am

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