Hairy Desert Cockroach

Eremoblatta subdiaphana · Order: Blattodea · Family: Corydiidae

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Hairy Desert Cockroach
Photo: Bob Miller, CC BY

The hairy desert cockroach belongs to the family Corydiidae. It lives in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Mexico, California, Texas, Nevada.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Hairy Desert Cockroach photo 2
Photo: Emmett Collins-Sussman, CC BY
Hairy Desert Cockroach photo 3
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY
Hairy Desert Cockroach photo 4
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY
Hairy Desert Cockroach photo 5
Photo: Emily Chebul, CC BY-SA

Same family (Corydiidae)

Boll’s SandroachBoll’s SandroachArenivaga bollianaIndian Domino CockroachIndian Domino CockroachTherea petiverianaSchwarz's Hooded CockroachSchwarz's Hooded CockroachCompsodes schwarzi

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eremoblatta_subdiaphana

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.

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