Drymaplaneta communis
3 Eastern Wood Runner, Common Shining Cockroach at Conder, ACT
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| Drymaplaneta communis | KimPullen | 22 Feb 2017 | |
| Drymaplaneta communis | KimPullen | 22 Feb 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Feb 2017 |
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User's notes
Size - body 30 mm long; this one came indoors; I caught it in a jar and photographed it before returning it to the garden; it gave off an unpleasant odour when handled; Conder, ACT.
2 comments
1 Sep 2017
Thanks Aaron
Cockroaches have an undeserved reputation and are usually ok when you get to know them.
Cockroaches have an undeserved reputation and are usually ok when you get to know them.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101480-35.464755
- Altitude 628.0m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Feb 2017 06:54 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Drymaplaneta communis Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) Insects
Species information
- Drymaplaneta communis Scientific name
- Eastern Wood Runner, Common Shining Cockroach Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1217.61m Recorded at altitude
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