Balta bicolor

A balta cockroach at Black Range, NSW

Balta bicolor at Black Range, NSW - 3 Oct 2020 06:14 PM
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Balta bicolor 8 Oct 2020 KimPullen
Balta bicolor 8 Oct 2020 KimPullen
Unidentified 3 Oct 2020 StephH

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Body length about 15 mm. Guessing that it's a native cockroach but can't find it in my refs.

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KimPullen wrote:
   8 Oct 2020
This is a male. Females are similar in colour, but with a broader body, and the wings don't quite cover the abdomen.

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