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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blaberoidea » Ovoviviparous Cockroaches (Blaberidae) » Panchlora » Green Banana Cockroach (Panchlora nivea)
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Wierd looking Roach - Panchlora nivea
Copyright © 2006 Charles Weber

Wierd looking Roach - Panchlora nivea
Plantation, Fort Lauderdale County, Florida, USA
September 8, 2006
Size: approx. 1 inch
Found this on the welcome mat by the back door that leads to my yard.. it looks like some type of cockroach, but I have never seen this coloration before.. anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

Charles
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Contributed by Charles Weber on 8 September, 2006 - 10:20am
Last updated 8 September, 2006 - 6:46pm

Panchlora nivea
This one is commonly called the Cuban Cockroach.
e.g.
… Sean McCann, 8 September, 2006 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

okay.. wierd..
I just checked the guide once again, and I found it this time.. I checked it twice before and it wasn't there.... hmm... Green Bannana Cockroach...

Sorry about posting, but I was sure I didn't see it the first two times!

Charles
… Charles Weber, 8 September, 2006 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

 
Perhaps you were in Browse
- that only shows you a selection of representative images - you need to click on the Images tab to see all posted images in any given section.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 8 September, 2006 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

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