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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Blattidae » Blattinae » Periplaneta

Genus Periplaneta

American Cockroach · Australian Cockroach · Brown Cockroach · Smoky Brown Cockroach · Periplaneta japonica

Species Periplaneta americana - American Cockroach
American Roach Nymph (Title changed 11/16/08) - Periplaneta americana Big Cockroach - Periplaneta americana American? - Periplaneta americana - male American Cockroach - Periplaneta americana Bug - Periplaneta americana American Cockroach - Periplaneta americana Periplaneta americana - male I think this is the American cockroach - Periplaneta americana

Species Periplaneta australasiae - Australian Cockroach
Another Australian ? - Periplaneta australasiae Which Roach? - Periplaneta australasiae Another Australian? - Periplaneta australasiae Roach ID - Periplaneta australasiae this view - Periplaneta australasiae Aquarium Guest - Periplaneta australasiae Periplaneta australasiae White Molting Cockroach - Periplaneta australasiae

Species Periplaneta brunnea - Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta bru*nnea - Periplaneta brunnea - male Blattodea - Periplaneta brunnea

Species Periplaneta fuliginosa - Smoky Brown Cockroach
Cockroach - Periplaneta fuliginosa nymph - Periplaneta fuliginosa Black with white stripe - Periplaneta fuliginosa Periplaneta fuliginosa - female Large insect found in our house - Periplaneta fuliginosa Smoky Brown Cockroach - Periplaneta fuliginosa Roach - Periplaneta fuliginosa Roach - Periplaneta fuliginosa

Species Periplaneta japonica
Periplaneta japonica Periplaneta japonica Periplaneta japonica Periplaneta japonica Periplaneta japonica - male Periplaneta japonica - male Periplaneta japonica - male Periplaneta japonica


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