Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blaberoidea » Ectobiidae » Pseudophyllodromiinae » Aglaopteryx » Little Gem Cockroach (Aglaopteryx gemma)
Photo#564105
Found along West Pearl River - Aglaopteryx gemma
Copyright © 2011 Mark Fox

Found along West Pearl River - Aglaopteryx gemma
Honey Island Swamp, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 5, 2011
Size: 11mm
Dorsal view of pinned specimen. I wanted to get a live photo, but it expired before I could get it back to the lab (This specimen was collected on one of the hottest and most uncomfortable days I've ever had in the field).

Species determined by John Carlson.

Images of this individual: tag all
Found along West Pearl River - Aglaopteryx gemma Found along West Pearl River - Aglaopteryx gemma Found along West Pearl River - Aglaopteryx gemma Found along West Pearl River - Aglaopteryx gemma Found along West Pearl River - Aglaopteryx gemma
Contributed by Mark Fox on 16 August, 2011 - 11:23pm
Last updated 31 December, 2016 - 11:58am

Moved
Moved from Little Gem Cockroach.
… Alan Jeon, 31 December, 2016 - 11:58am

Hi Mark,just curious if you have heard
about the massive fish kill from the paper plant in Bogalusa and what
impact its having on the west pearl river,I just got home and haven't
been to the east pearl but here its terrible.
… J. Ott, 19 August, 2011 - 4:58pm

 
I haven't checked it out yet.
I may go up next week and take a look. It sounds heartbreaking, and I was intending to go kayaking/researching on the spoiled section of the West Pearl next month. I hope the effects aren't too long-lasting, but I'm not very optimistic.
… Mark Fox, 19 August, 2011 - 7:43pm

 
Thanks Mark,it makes one wonder if this is just a
one time accident,or what may be getting dumped into our river system.
I did hear that the Ross Barnett resevoir may be opened to help flush
out the river but sad to think what the long term impact will be.
… J. Ott, 19 August, 2011 - 7:55pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo