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Male, Turkestan cockroach?
Copyright © 2021 Salvador Vitanza

Male, Turkestan cockroach?
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
May 25, 2021
Size: 22 mm
Coordinates: 31.335112, -110.937919
Elevation: 3,931 ft
Teneral specimen found in a compost bin containing kitchen waste
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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 25 May, 2021 - 3:55pm
Last updated 2 July, 2021 - 4:28am

Moved, either Shelfordella or Periplaneta...
Hard to tell from a teneral adult, did you keep it to see what it would turn into?

Moved from Cockroaches and Termites.
… Hisserdude, 2 July, 2021 - 4:28am login or register to post comments

 
No, I didn't keep it
Shelfordella lateralis is exceedingly abundant outdoors in the region and from limited experience I would guess that it is the most common indoor roach species too. Occasionally, Periplaneta americana can be observed. I assumed it would not be hard to tell a teneral specimen apart considering that these two species belong to different genera. Thanks!
… Salvador Vitanza, 2 July, 2021 - 6:48am login or register to post comments

 
OK, worth a shot lol!
I don't know if anyone could definitively discern an S.lateralis male from a P.americana male when still teneral like this, at least not when the wings haven't fully expanded. It's probably lateralis IMO, but I think it's best left at family for now.
… Hisserdude, 5 August, 2021 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

 
What I reported earlier has shifted a little
P. americana is becoming more abundant than it used to, in my two large compost bins, but it is still less common than S. lateralis
… Salvador Vitanza, 5 August, 2021 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah OK
Even more reason to leave it at family then lol.
… Hisserdude, 5 August, 2021 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

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