Balta bicolor

A balta cockroach at Black Range, NSW

Balta bicolor at Black Range, NSW - 3 Oct 2020 06:14 PM

Balta bicolor at Black Range, NSW - 3 Oct 2020 06:14 PM

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Identification history

	Balta bicolor	8 Oct 2020	KimPullen
	Balta bicolor	8 Oct 2020	KimPullen
	Unverified	3 Oct 2020	StephH

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User's notes

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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Location information

Coordinates 149.849436 -36.731278
Places Black Range, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
3 Oct 2020 06:14 PM Recorded on
StephH Recorded by
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Insects Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) StephH South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Balta bicolor Scientific name
A balta cockroach Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 711m Recorded at altitude
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