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Tawny Cockroach
Ectobius pallidus
27 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
Planuncus tingitanus
Amber Wood CockroachEctobius vittiventris
Dusky CockroachEctobius lapponicus
German CockroachBlattella germanica
Small Yellow Texas CockroachChorisoneura texensis
Ectobius lucidus
small yellow cockroachCariblatta lutea
Lesser CockroachCapraiellus panzeri
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,550 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,179 |
| Alaska | 850 |
| Michigan | 705 |
| France | 496 |
| Canada | 460 |
| Ontario | 452 |
| New York | 349 |
| New Jersey | 168 |
| Spain | 102 |
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 | Wood Cockroaches · Ectobiidae |
| Genus | Ectobius |
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 Tawny Cockroach with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.