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Forest Cockroach

Paratropes bilunata

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Description:

Bug, about 40mm long, with bright yellow markings around the head. Spotted in Tortuguero NP, Costa Rica

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Forest Cockroach
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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Blattodea, Paratropes bilunata.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/139...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/694...
http://www.pbase.com/image/85290189
http://visualsunlimited.photoshelter.com...
http://biostor.org/reference/76199

hornsbymj
hornsbymj 10 years ago

Yes it is impressive looking! Any ideas about classification?

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Superb roach !!

AmandaCech
AmandaCech 10 years ago

Very Beautiful Cockroach species my friend, :)

AmandaCech
AmandaCech 10 years ago

http://140.247.119.138/CR_album/orthops/...

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

Cool cockroach!

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hornsbymj
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hornsbymj

Colorado, Provincia Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Sep 19, 2013
Submitted on Sep 19, 2013

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