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Periplaneta australasiae
adult. Photo:Charles Brewer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

alien species only imported to Poland

Periplaneta australasiae

(Fabricius, 1775) · Australian cockroach

Similar to the American cockroach, but with a bright yellow pronotal ring and a yellow stripe at the base of the wings.

Length
23–35 mm
Habitat
palm houses, glasshouses, botanical gardens
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How to recognise it

  • Bright yellow, sharply defined pronotal ring.
  • A short yellow streak at the base of the front edge of the tegmina.

Distribution

Only single individuals (escapees, glasshouses); pantropical.

When to look

all year in buildings and glasshouses

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