Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blaberoidea » Ectobiidae » Blattellinae » Blattella » Field Cockroach (Blattella vaga)
Photo#282395
Field cockroach, Blattella vaga ? - Blattella vaga
Copyright © 2009 Dave Beaudette

Field cockroach, Blattella vaga ? - Blattella vaga
San Pedro House, east of Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
May 31, 2009
Size: 10.5 mm

Images of this individual: tag all
Field cockroach, Blattella vaga ? - Blattella vaga Field cockroach, Blattella vaga ? - Blattella vaga
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Dave Beaudette on 31 May, 2009 - 9:20pm
Last updated 11 September, 2009 - 4:57pm

Moved
Moved from Blattella. This image shows the dark area on the face of the cockroach that differentiates it from B. germanica and B. asahinai. In addition this species is not averse to light as you have described.
… John Carlson, 11 September, 2009 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John!
Great to get a confirmation on this.
… Dave Beaudette, 13 September, 2009 - 9:01am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact