| Epilampra maya | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blaberidae |
| Subfamily: | Epilamprinae |
| Genus: | Epilampra |
| Species: | E. maya |
| Binomial name | |
| Epilampra maya Rehn, 1903 | |
Epilampra maya, the Maya cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Blaberidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
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