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newly molted bush cockroach

Family Blattellidae

Description:

A small (11mm) newly molted cockroach seen still clinging to its exuva. The cockroach was creamy white with finely veined translucent forewings and a transparent thoracic shield with a pale brown margin. Eyes were black and antennae a pale grey. Cerci were white.

Habitat:

Spotted on a paperbark Melaleuca tree

Notes:

very fast moving and fascinating ! This is probably an orange-brown bush cockroach.

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2 Comments

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

Thanks Martin. Your link confirms it very nicely.

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Nice spotting and an interesting observation of its temporary non pigmented condition. Here is a candidate for its eventual appearance. http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_1038.p...

Leuba Ridgway
Spotted by
Leuba Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 6, 2012
Submitted on Nov 6, 2012

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