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Oriental Cockroach
Blatta orientalis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Turkestan CockroachPeriplaneta lateralis
American CockroachPeriplaneta americana
Smokybrown CockroachValidiblatta fuliginosa
Uhler's Wood CockroachParcoblatta uhleriana
Western Wood CockroachParcoblatta americana
Surinam CockroachPycnoscelus surinamensis
Pennsylvania Wood CockroachParcoblatta pennsylvanica
Florida Woods CockroachEurycotis floridana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,550 |
|---|---|
| California | 775 |
| Italy | 557 |
| Alaska | 549 |
| Virginia | 433 |
| Maryland | 408 |
| Spain | 364 |
| Russia | 295 |
| District of Columbia | 283 |
| Illinois | 230 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- ColonialFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Cockroaches and Termites · Blattodea |
| Family | Household Cockroaches · Blattidae |
| Genus | Blatta |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Oriental Cockroach with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.