Insects
Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

Add a sighting Subscribe View significant View unverified

A good reference for Cockroaches is the book “A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia” by David Rentz. https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/6710/

This webpage by the CSIRO is also useful:
http://anic.ento.csiro.au/insectfamilies/order_overview.aspx?OrderID=42509&PageID=overview

Continue reading

Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

Moderators

MichaelMulvaney
trevorpreston
DiBickers
CarbonAI
become a moderator

Announcements

NatureMapr integrates with Wildlife Insights for NSW based camera trap data
4 Jun 2025

NatureMapr is close to releasing an important new feature which we are really excited about.This feature will change the dynamics of how the platform operates slightly and will ultimately expand on th...

Continue reading

NatureMapr update

Platform update

Improvements to data import tool (coming soon)

NatureMapr welcomes Edgar McNamara

Discussion

WendyEM wrote:
23 May 2025
Egg case. Most Blattodea have little interest in invading our houses. They are very happy in the garden, bush, forest ..
Blattodea (order)
trevorpreston wrote:
17 May 2025
Very interesting cockroach. I think it's probably an Ectoneura sp. But I don't have enough info to identify this one to species.
Ectobiidae (family)
trevorpreston wrote:
19 Feb 2025
I think this is Polyzosteria aenea (Pink-tailed heath cockroach) but not 100% sure.
Platyzosteria sp. (genus)
DiBickers wrote:
2 Feb 2025
This looks closer to an Ellipsidion humerale nymph to me. I can’t see it as an option to use as Suggestion so will leave at Genus-level.
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
23 Jan 2025
Thanks Trevor
Robshelfordia circumducta

Species Richness Score (SRS)

Top contributors

Top moderators

820,918 sightings of 22,455 species from 14,155 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.