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Uhler's Wood Roach

Parcoblatta uhleriana

Description:

Medium sized, dark brown roach with short wings. Adult female. They feed on decaying organic matter and do not thrive indoors.

Habitat:

Forested campground.

Notes:

Spotted on the ground at night while we were setting up camp for the weekend in June. Illuminated by a flashlight.

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3 Comments

Hisserdude
Hisserdude 7 years ago

No Problem, happy to help! :) BTW, this individual is a mature female, not a nymph, as evidenced by the short tegmina that you can see right below her pronotum.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 7 years ago

Mr. Goldfish and Hisserdude, thank you! I think I must have missed the initial suggestion.

Mr. Goldfish
Mr. Goldfish 10 years ago

Parcoblatta uhleriana?

ForestDragon
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ForestDragon

New York, USA

Spotted on Jun 8, 2012
Submitted on Aug 14, 2012

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