Species Supella longipalpa - Brown-banded Cockroach

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Internet References · Works Cited

Nymph of brown bandit cockroach? - Supella longipalpa

brown banded - Supella longipalpa - male

Brown-banded Cockroach nymph - Supella longipalpa

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Blattodea (Cockroaches and Termites)

Superfamily Blaberoidea

Family Ectobiidae

Subfamily Pseudophyllodromiinae

Genus Supella

Species longipalpa (Brown-banded Cockroach)

Explanation of Names

Supella longipalpa (Fabricius 1798)

Range

circumtropical, of African origin(1); indoors almost worldwide

Food

In the first half of each nymphal stage, generally, carbohydrate relative to protein intake is higher than in the later half.

Internet References

Fact Sheet from Penn State

Works Cited

1.	Beccaloni G.W. (2007‒2023) Cockroach species file

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 2 November, 2006 - 2:45pm
Additional contributions by v belov, KenW, PaleoJon, Arturo Santos
Last updated 12 October, 2023 - 12:06am

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