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Cryptocercus wrighti
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Copyright © 2011
J. Anderson
Blattodea -
Cryptocercus wrighti
Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
January 1, 2011
Size: about 2 cm
in rotten wood
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Contributed by
J. Anderson
on 8 January, 2011 - 4:41pm
Last updated 13 December, 2012 - 7:38am
Moved tentatively based on location
the only sp. known to occur in this area is
C. wrighti
(see
map
) -- the Appalachian
Cryptocercus
have been split into 4 spp. based on chromosomal differences
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1
)
Moved from
Brown-hooded Cockroach
.
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v belov
, 13 December, 2012 - 7:38am
cool.
Moved from
ID Request
.
…
v belov
, 8 January, 2011 - 5:16pm
Ugh V!
Just spent some time trying to figure out what this is, about to say
Cryptocercus punctulatus
and then you come along and just move it! :)
…
Natalie Hernandez
, 8 January, 2011 - 5:18pm
thanks =v= and Natalie.
thanks =v= and Natalie.
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J. Anderson
, 8 January, 2011 - 5:52pm