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Desert Roach

Polyzosteria mitchelli

Description:

A colorful cockroach with blue legs and sclerites lined with yellow.

Habitat:

This desert species was perched on Banksia on a hilltop in the desert

Notes:

This insect occurs in Western Australia and is not recorded in Victoria on ALA until now. It is the most eastern record. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Polyzoster...

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5 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 8 years ago

Thanks Mark.
Thanks Leuba.
I've since found records (Rentz) in NSW.
Enjoy Christmas, both of you.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 8 years ago

Fantastic Martin ! What a handsome little roach and one not recorded here - brilliant find.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Ah great find Martin.

MartinL
MartinL 8 years ago

Thanks Francisco Ramírez.
It sure is a beauty.

Francisco Ramírez
Francisco Ramírez 8 years ago

Beauty !!!!

MartinL
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MartinL

Spotted on Dec 10, 2015
Submitted on Dec 21, 2015

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