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Photo#353818
reddish brown - Parcoblatta pennsylvanica

reddish brown - Parcoblatta pennsylvanica
Sewickley, allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 29, 2009
taken at night, on a locust fence rail, at the edge of a small pasture and about 15 feet from a hard-wood woods

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I suspect it is a cockroach nymph rather than wingless adult, but am not certain yet about what species it is. As Ken mentioned, knowing the size of the specimen would be very helpful, as would an image that included the antennae, in order to really exclude early instars of Periplaneta.
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Thanks for adding the extra images. The profile view is actually a great one for looking at the ventral femoral spines of the front leg- an important character that is not generally photographed. It might not be 100% trustworthy as this appears to be a juvinile, but it doesn't match well with Parcoblatta, the typical wood roaches found in your area. It also doesn't look like Periplaneta. You've found something interesting, and I hope that we figure out what it is. Looking at your other images, you do have a nack for getting interesting shots.

Cockroach, I believe...
Either a nymph or the adult of a wingless species. Information about size and habitat might be helpful in making a more exact identification (although one of our resident experts might be able to recognize it from the photo alone).

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