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Smoky Brown Cockroach - Periplaneta fuliginosa
Copyright © 2011 Robert Lord Zimlich

Smoky Brown Cockroach - Periplaneta fuliginosa
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
June 7, 2011
Perhaps a Surinam nymph or something close?
Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 8 June, 2011 - 6:50am
Last updated 4 May, 2012 - 2:05pm

Moved
Ken is correct as usual!

Moved from Cockroaches and Termites.
… John Carlson, 13 June, 2011 - 9:17am

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

I'm thinking Smoky Brown Cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa):



John will let us know for sure.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 June, 2011 - 7:25am

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