Balta spuria
A Balta Cockroach at Conder, ACT
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| Balta spuria | trevorpreston | 12 Jan 2024 | |
| Ellipsidion sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 10 Feb 2021 | |
| Calolampra sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Dec 2016 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 6 Dec 2016 |
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Size - about 12mm; on Eriostemon; Conder, ACT.
3 comments
14 Jan 2024
Hi Trevor. Are you sure this is Balta spuria? All other specimens have wings & all on ALA have wings, see .. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/83f2dce7-2974-4ba5-8aa1-337a58c9c068#gallery
14 Jan 2024
I looked at all cockroaches expected here, and based on shape, colour, form, pronotum and pattern narrowed it down to Balta spuria or Elipsidion. I couldn't figure which it was but realised it wasn't Elipsidion based on leg colour pattern, so it must be B, spuria.
I could be wrong. About the wings, nymphs will not have wings.
I could be wrong. About the wings, nymphs will not have wings.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101244-35.464639
- Altitude 621.9m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2016 07:54 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Illilanga flagged sightings MichaelBedingfield NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) Insects Balta spuria
Species information
- Balta spuria Scientific name
- A Balta Cockroach Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 811m Recorded at altitude
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