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Florida Woods Cockroach?? - Eurycotis floridana

Florida Woods Cockroach?? - Eurycotis floridana
Apopka, Orange County, Florida, USA
December 31, 1969
Size: large
Sex? Adult?? Found inside A small palm that flowers in the middle.

Yes...
This does appear to be the "original" palmetto bug, likely an adult. The wing stubs and yellow markings along the thorax are diagnostic, as is their preference for the outdoors.

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