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Periplaneta americana
adult. Foto:Alex Wild / Insects Unlocked, University of Texas at Austin · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons

synanthrop – in Gebäuden Vorkommen in Polen bestätigt

Periplaneta americana

(Linnaeus, 1758) · American cockroach

The largest cockroach found in Poland. Reddish-brown, with a paler ring around the pronotum. Both sexes have long wings.

Länge
28–44 mm
Lebensraum
sewers, warm basements, zoos, palm houses
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Woran man sie erkennt

  • The largest synanthropic species in Poland (28–44 mm), reddish-brown.
  • Pronotum with a pale yellowish ring.
  • Both sexes are fully winged and can fly.

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P. australasiae – smaller, with a sharp yellow ring and a yellow streak at the base of the tegmina.

Verbreitung

Rare and local – heated buildings, zoos, glasshouses, ports; cosmopolitan in the tropics.

Wann suchen

all year in buildings and glasshouses

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