Bug FAQGolden Cockroach
Drymaplaneta heydeniana · Order: Blattodea · Family: Blattidae
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The golden cockroach is a species of cockroach. It is native to Western Australia and has been introduced to New Zealand.
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How to recognize it
It is identified as a cockroach species.
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Size
It belongs to the cockroach group.
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Is it a pest in the house?
It is considered a household pest like other cockroaches.
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Does it bite or sting?
There is no information about it biting or stinging.
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How to get rid of it
Control methods are those used for cockroaches.
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Where it lives
It lives in habitats typical for cockroaches.
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What it eats
Its diet is that of a typical cockroach.
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Life cycle
Its life cycle follows that of other cockroaches.
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When you see it
It is present in seasons when cockroaches are active.
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Lookalikes
It may be confused with other cockroach species.
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Same family (Blattidae)
American CockroachPeriplaneta americanaCan spread germs or disease
Oriental CockroachBlatta orientalisCan spread germs or disease
Smokybrown CockroachPeriplaneta fuliginosaNuisance, not dangerous
Australian CockroachPeriplaneta australasiaeNuisance, not dangerous
Turkestan CockroachPeriplaneta lateralis
Florida Woods CockroachEurycotis floridanaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drymaplaneta_heydeniana
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.