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German cockroach/Croton bug

Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767

Description:

Length: ~0.6cm
Season : Rainy season
Time : 02:45am 04Jun2021
Frequency : Very Common
Life stage : Adult

Notes:

Some species of cockroach very common in kitchens here.

2 Species ID Suggestions

German Cockroach
Blattella germanica FS1322: German Cockroach (Rutgers NJAES)


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1 Comment

m.prasad.369
m.prasad.369 a year ago

Thank you cliffton & SukanyaDatta! I never observed this in my childhood days but nowadays it's common citing here. It must be an invasive species, made it's way to cities first (through foreign trade) then to rest of India, most probably in last 25 years. :)

m.prasad.369
Spotted by
m.prasad.369

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Jun 4, 2021
Submitted on Jun 14, 2022

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