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Gisbourne cockroach

Drymaplaneta cf. semivittata

Description:

8-10cm long warming itself in the sun.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Cockroach
Drymaplaneta cf. semivittata Gisborne cockroach


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5 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

:-)!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

bayucca can identify your shoelaces at 50 paces. :-)

Should be 'Drymaplaneta cf. semivitta' ?
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Me too :-)!!

Vinny
Vinny 9 years ago

Thanks a lot bayucca, I love this website

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Blattodea, Blattidae, Polyzosteriinae, Methanini, Drymaplaneta sp. and looks like being Drymaplaneta semivittata. Other candidate would be Drymaplaneta communis.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgenova...
http://www.sanguefreddo.net/showthread.p...
http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/3...
http://cockroach.wikia.com/wiki/File:Dry...
http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseas...
Maybe Stephen can help more...

Vinny
Spotted by
Vinny

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Aug 31, 2014
Submitted on Aug 31, 2014

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