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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blaberoidea » Ectobiidae » Blattellinae » Blattella » Asian Cockroach (Blattella asahinai)
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small yellow cockroach? (Cariblatta lutea?)n - Blattella asahinai
Copyright © 2008 Odin Toness

small yellow cockroach? (Cariblatta lutea?)n - Blattella asahinai
Niceville, Florida, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA
August 21, 2008
Size: 0.75 inch
My guess as to the identity comes from Stephen Marshall's Insects etc. page 66, photo 5. I am seeking guidance here, so if you have a better guess, let me know.

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small yellow cockroach? (Cariblatta lutea?)n - Blattella asahinai small yellow cockroach? (Cariblatta lutea?)n - Blattella asahinai
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Contributed by Odin Toness on 26 August, 2008 - 8:42am
Last updated 5 September, 2010 - 8:40pm

Moved
We now how a handful of images for the Small Yellow Cockroach, and you can see how different the pattern on the thorax is from the species of Blattella. Here is a Small Yellow Cockroach for comparison:

Moved from Blattellidae.
… John Carlson, 5 September, 2010 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

Asian cockroach?
This looks like a Blattella to me, and outdoors in daylight would make it the Asian cockroach. It has a restricted Florida distribution, though, and I don't know if Niceville (sounds pleasant!) is within those boundaries.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 August, 2008 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Photo was taken at night. Ni
Photo was taken at night. Niceville may be ideal for small yellow cockroaches!
… Odin Toness, 26 August, 2008 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

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