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Unknown Bug - Periplaneta australasiae
Copyright © 2010 Jeremy Case

Unknown Bug - Periplaneta australasiae
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
March 28, 2010
Size: 1-2"?
Photographed this insect in the greenhouse at the Biltmore Estate.
Contributed by Jeremy Case on 30 March, 2010 - 11:10pm
Last updated 8 December, 2012 - 12:01pm

Moved
Yes, good call by John Maxwell. This is a nice picture of a late instar Australian cockroach, and I've added a thumbnail of it to the Periplaneta overview page.

Moved from ID Request.
… John Carlson, 1 April, 2010 - 5:10pm

Not an ID
but maybe Periplaneta australasiae (Australian Cockroach)
… John R. Maxwell, 30 March, 2010 - 11:22pm

 
I think you're right
BTW, the so-called "Australian" Cockroach is from African origin, just like its "American" relative.
… Richard Vernier, 31 March, 2010 - 1:24pm

Cockroach
juvenile.
… Arlo Pelegrin, 30 March, 2010 - 11:19pm

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