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adult, dorsal view. Photo:George Shuklin · domena publiczna
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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.
- Length
- 10–15 mm
- Habitat
- buildings – kitchens, bathrooms, restaurants; also glasshouses
How to recognise it
- 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.
Similar species
Supella longipalpa has transverse pale bands, not longitudinal stripes.
Distribution
Throughout the country in heated buildings; cosmopolitan.
When to look
all year in buildings and glasshouses