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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blaberoidea » Ovoviviparous Cockroaches (Blaberidae) » Panchlora » Green Banana Cockroach (Panchlora nivea)
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Green Banana Cockroach - Panchlora nivea
Copyright © 2009 Robert Lord Zimlich

Green Banana Cockroach - Panchlora nivea
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
July 6, 2009
I guess they have pretty much taken up residence on Alabama's Gulf Coast.
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 7 July, 2009 - 9:32am
Last updated 10 October, 2011 - 7:23am

I just saw one for the first
I just saw one for the first time, here in Clarke Co, Alabama.
… theoriginaljd, 4 July, 2012 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

 
You should post one
Apparently, they have not only worked their way around the coast, but have moved inland. Try feeding them some bananas :)
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 4 July, 2012 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah, it flew in last night w
Yeah, it flew in last night when my wife opened the door, and landed on my glasses! My father-in-law said, "That looks like a roach, but it's green."

My wife said, "Maybe it's sick!"
… theoriginaljd, 5 July, 2012 - 9:35am login or register to post comments

 
hilarious!
hilarious!
… Marc Owen Weller, 27 September, 2012 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

nice
man, i want one as a pet.
… meatman, 21 March, 2010 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

 
you can have one!
hey meatman, try bugs in cyberspace. orin has heaps of 'em for sale! most roaches make great pets haha. i'm not allowed to have them though, the mrs. put her foot down.
… Strandoptera, 11 November, 2012 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

 
No Worries
A good ole cockroach'll straighten her out
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 11 November, 2012 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

 
My Fav
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 21 March, 2010 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

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