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Ellipsidion australe
This native adult cockroach was about 12 mm long with a thoracic shield which had a pale rim. The wing veins were beautifully displayed in white on a brown background. teh cockroach had a pair of orange cerci. Pics 2,3 & 4 show nymphs in different stages of development on the same plant.
Spotted on a Goodenia plant.
Family: Blatellidae http://andrewtrevor-jones.com/E_australe...
Spotted on Dec 8, 2013
Submitted on Dec 12, 2013
3 Comments
Wow that's a beauty, Leuba...
Thanks, Stephen.
These are a nice bug, good series!