Parcoblatta

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Parcoblatta
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Parcoblatta virginica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Ectobiidae
Subfamily: Blattellinae
Genus: Parcoblatta
Species

Parcoblatta americana
Parcoblatta bolliana
Parcoblatta caudelli
Parcoblatta desertae
Parcoblatta divisa
Parcoblatta fulvescens
Parcoblatta lata
Parcoblatta notha
Parcoblatta pennsylvanica
Parcoblatta uhleriana
Parcoblatta virginica
Parcoblatta zebra

Parcoblatta is a genus of 12 species of native North American wood cockroaches. [1] The males often have wings and are drawn to lights, while the females are flightless. [1]

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<i>Parcoblatta lata</i> Species of cockroach

Parcoblatta lata, the broad wood cockroach, is a species of wood cockroach native to the United States. It is one of the largest species of wood cockroaches.

Parcoblatta caudelli, Caudell's wood cockroach or Caudell's wood roach, is a species of cockroach native to the United States.

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<i>Parcoblatta americana</i> Species of cockroach

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References

  1. 1 2 Eaton, Eric R.; Kaufman, Kenn (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 62. ISBN   0-618-15310-1.

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