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American Cockroach
Periplaneta americana
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
Australian CockroachValidiblatta australasiae
Smokybrown CockroachValidiblatta fuliginosa
Brown CockroachValidiblatta brunnea
Turkestan CockroachPeriplaneta lateralis
Oriental CockroachBlatta orientalis
German CockroachBlattella germanica
Brown-banded CockroachSupella longipalpa
Western Wood CockroachParcoblatta americana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 12,543 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 6,231 |
| California | 1,726 |
| Mexico | 1,550 |
| North Carolina | 1,129 |
| Spain | 1,033 |
| China | 829 |
| Brazil | 721 |
| Arizona | 702 |
| Australia | 694 |
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 | Periplaneta |
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 American Cockroach with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.