Insects
Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)

Cockroach (Blattodea, several families) species

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Overview

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

8 species

Balta bicolor (A balta cockroach)

Balta bicolor

Male above, female below

Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor
Balta bicolor

Balta spuria (A Balta Cockroach)

Balta spuria
Balta spuria
Balta spuria
Balta spuria
Balta spuria
Balta spuria

Blattidae sp. (family) (Unidentified blattid cockroach)

Blattidae sp. (family)
Blattidae sp. (family)
Blattidae sp. (family)
Blattidae sp. (family)
Blattidae sp. (family)
Blattidae sp. (family)

Blattodea (order) (Unidentified cockroach)

Blattodea (order)
Blattodea (order)
Blattodea (order)
Blattodea (order)
Blattodea (order)
Blattodea (order)

Ellipsidion humerale (Common Ellipsidion)

Ellipsidion humerale
Ellipsidion humerale
Ellipsidion humerale

NYMPH
Ellipsidion humerale
Ellipsidion humerale
Ellipsidion humerale

Ellipsidion sp. (genus) (A diurnal cockroach)

Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)
Ellipsidion sp. (genus)

Laxta sp. (genus) (Bark cockroach)

Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)
Laxta sp. (genus)

Panesthia australis (Common wood cockroach)

Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
Panesthia australis
  • Local native (change?)
    * designates formal legal status
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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