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German Cockroach

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The German cockroach, colloquially known as the croton bug, is a small cockroach typically 1.1 to 1.6 centimetres long, tan to almost black with two dark parallel streaks running from behind the head to the base of the wings. Though it has wings it can barely fly, gliding only when disturbed, and despite being closely related to and easily confused with the Asian cockroach, it is probably the most widely troublesome of the relatively few cockroach species considered domestic pests.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 1
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Tan to almost black with two dark, roughly parallel streaks on the pronotum 1
Scientific Name
Blattella germanica 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Blattodea, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
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Sources
1. German cockroach - Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, taxonomy
    Blattella germanica
  • Description
    In color it varies from tan to almost black, and it has two dark, roughly parallel, streaks on the pronotum
  • Of the few species of cockroach that are domestic pests, it probably is the most widely troublesome example
  • lead paragraph (diet), EntityId 295274
    German cockroaches are omnivorous scavengers.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: German Cockroach
Wikidata Q466194, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: BlattodeaView the Source
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