Bug FAQCaudell's wood cockroach
Parcoblatta caudelli · Order: Blattodea · Family: Ectobiidae
Caudell's wood cockroach is a small, pale brown species native to the United States. Males have a clay-yellow head, underside and legs, while the abdomen, pronotum disc, occiput and a facial bar are brownish-yellow. It is commonly found in forested areas and has been collected from old sawdust piles at a former sawmill.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Male heads, undersides and legs are a pale clay-yellow color. The back of the abdomen, pronotum disc, occiput and a middle facial bar are brownish-yellow.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species is common in forested habitats.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Caudell's wood cockroach is native to the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 12 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Jersey, Arizona, Alabama, Maryland, South Carolina, Texas, Florida, Arkansas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Same family (Ectobiidae)
German CockroachBlattella germanicaCan spread germs or disease
Pennsylvania Wood CockroachParcoblatta pennsylvanicaNuisance, not dangerous
Asian CockroachBlattella asahinaiNuisance, not dangerous
Brown-banded CockroachSupella longipalpaCan spread germs or disease
Variable CockroachPlanuncus tingitanus
Amber Wood CockroachEctobius vittiventrisHarmlessSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parcoblatta_caudelli
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