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Blattella germanica
adult, dorsal view. Foto:George Shuklin · domena publiczna · Wikimedia Commons

synanthrop – in Gebäuden Vorkommen in Polen bestätigt

Blattella germanica

(Linnaeus, 1767) · German cockroach

Easily recognised by the two dark longitudinal stripes on its pale pronotum. The female often carries the ootheca until the nymphs hatch.

Länge
10–15 mm
Lebensraum
buildings – kitchens, bathrooms, restaurants; also glasshouses

Woran man sie erkennt

  • Two dark longitudinal stripes on a pale pronotum.
  • Length 10–15 mm, light brown.
  • The female carries the ootheca until shortly before the nymphs hatch.

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Verbreitung

Throughout the country in heated buildings; cosmopolitan.

Wann suchen

all year in buildings and glasshouses

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