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Cockroach? ID Please - Plectoptera picta
Copyright © 2020 Ken Carman

Cockroach? ID Please - Plectoptera picta
Southern 8ths Farm, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
August 25, 2020
Landed on sheet, using UV and white LED lights as attractant.
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Contributed by Ken Carman on 30 August, 2020 - 8:27am

excellent find
Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 30 August, 2020 - 8:32am login or register to post comments

 
seconded! what a stylish bug...
… v belov, 30 August, 2020 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Roach ID
Thanks, especially for getting a response back so quickly. Very cool. Yes, I see it is a special find. It will be only the fourth observation listed on iNaturalist (2nd in SC, 1 in NC, and 1 in AL).
… Ken Carman, 30 August, 2020 - 8:40am login or register to post comments

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