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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blaberoidea » Ectobiidae » Ectobiinae » Ectobius » Spotted Mediterranean Cockroach (Ectobius pallidus)
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Small insect - Ectobius pallidus
Copyright © 2009 Molly Jacobson

Small insect - Ectobius pallidus
Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
August 11, 2008
Size: 1 cm
This little insect was found in my backyard. I see them all the time, sometimes on milkweed plants. They kinda look like cockroaches, but I've never seen them larger or smaller than this size, around 1 cm. They scurry around very fast, and it's very difficult to photograph them. Not a beetle. No hard wing case. Cockroach-like face. Also, I've never seen a cockroach in my neighborhood.
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Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 6 February, 2009 - 4:59pm
Last updated 24 December, 2014 - 7:30pm

Moved
Moved from Ectobius.
… John Carlson, 15 November, 2009 - 12:35am login or register to post comments

Not an expert but...
My first thought was some type of cockroach so...

Try one of the Wood Cockroaches (Parcoblatta)



But please wait for an expert to comment :)

-EDIT-

I see i was a little late...
… Ron M., 6 February, 2009 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

Roach
Most likely Ectobius(1). They are common in the Boston area, maybe up your way too. I think they're cute. As far as I know they stay outdoors.
… John F. Carr, 6 February, 2009 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed.
I concur with a species of Ectobius.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 February, 2009 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

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