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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Corydioidea » Corydiidae » Corydiinae » Arenivaga
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White Roach - Arenivaga
Copyright © 2009 cory

White Roach - Arenivaga
McAllen, Texas, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
April 12, 2009
Size: 1-1/2 inches long
Is it true that all white roaches are simply new hatchlings? I discovered this transluscent beauty, not creepy at all like her brethren, while rooting around the base of a rose bush, checking the moisture of the soil.(I don't really know that this critter is a female, she just seems to be, she's so delicate looking). I'm going to be so disappointed if this lovely little creature is actually going to evolve into an ordinary common brown roach. I've included two "cartoon" versions, just to highlight her range of colors. Somebody please tell me she's going to stay beautiful her whole life!

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Contributed by cory on 13 April, 2009 - 11:33pm
Last updated 26 December, 2009 - 11:59pm

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… Eric R. Eaton, 26 December, 2009 - 11:59pm login or register to post comments

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… Charley Eiseman, 11 October, 2009 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

Male roach, newly molted.
This is almost certainly a male roach, as most of the "outdoor" roaches one encounters have females that are wingless as adults. It is newly molted and the pigments have yet to express themselves. "Creepy" and "beautiful" are in the eye of the beholder. Personally, I find most insects quite beautiful.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 April, 2009 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

 
New Male Roach
To: Eric R. Eaton
Thanks for the info. You're right, of course, about beauty. This beautiful creature has actually helped me shed some of long-conditioned fear of his darker kin (and what he has surely already become himself). Since holding him (fleetingly) on my hand, I have realized how unreasoning that conditioning is. And, they ARE all beautiful. Thanks again!
… cory, 15 April, 2009 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Thank you for your sentiments, and also sharing these images. They are highly instructive to the uninitiated. Moving to the order page since it is pretty difficult to discern what this specimen really is.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 April, 2009 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

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