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Mystery Roach Please Help!
Copyright © 2018 zjozefowicz

Mystery Roach Please Help!
Rhode Island, USA
June 16, 2018
Found earlier in apartment on the bedside table. At first glance I thought it was a german cockroach but it doesn’t have the telltale stripes. I am in the East coast of the USA so I’m not sure what this could be and if I should be concerned. Does appear to be a cockroach but I can’t be sure. Help!

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Contributed by zjozefowicz on 17 June, 2018 - 12:18am
Last updated 17 June, 2018 - 4:28am

Frassed, ID given, no longer needed in the guide...
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… Hisserdude, 17 June, 2018 - 4:28am login or register to post comments

probably a
Spotted Mediterranean Cockroach (Ectobius pallidus). They are an introduced species, but not considered a pest species. They mainly just stay outside, but sometimes in summer they will wander into houses, but not cause any harm. I am in New Hampshire and we get them around this time too :)
… Molly Jacobson, 17 June, 2018 - 12:33am login or register to post comments

 
Yep, looks like an adult E.pallidus indeed...
Probably an adult male to be exact.
… Hisserdude, 17 June, 2018 - 4:28am login or register to post comments

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