Periplaneta americana

American cockroach at Shellharbour, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 150.868848-34.578846
• Places Shellharbour, NSW

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 10 Jan 2024 08:44 PM Recorded on
• MatthewFrawley Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) MatthewFrawley

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

• Periplaneta americana Scientific name
• American cockroach Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Exotic
• Minor weed or pest
• Up to 2.3m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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