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Cockroaches

Blattella germanica

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Tropical rainforest vegetation at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0

Species notes

About Blattella germanica

Blattella germanica (also recorded as German Cockroach) is an accepted species in the family Ectobiidae, within the order Blattodea. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Distrito Federal, Michoacán, Morelos, México, and Nuevo León. Cockroaches are insects with flattened bodies, long antennae and legs adapted for moving quickly through vegetation, litter or narrow spaces.

Common name
German Cockroach
Family
Ectobiidae
Order
Blattodea
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Distrito Federal, Michoacán, Morelos, México, Nuevo León

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy