Balta spuria

A Balta Cockroach at Hackett, ACT

Balta spuria at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 10:59 AM

Balta spuria at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 10:59 AM

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Identification history

	Balta spuria	13 Dec 2018	RogerF
	Balta spuria	13 Dec 2018	Illilanga
	Ellipsidion australe	13 Dec 2018	AlisonMilton

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Illilanga wrote:

13 Dec 2018

Based on size, white margins and white line on the pronotum.

RogerF wrote:

13 Dec 2018

According to Dave Rentz, one of the few diurnal Baltas. Very close to Ellipsidion taxonomically.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.105030 -35.274305
Altitude 602.5m
Maps ANBG
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Dec 2018 10:59 AM Recorded on
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Illilanga flagged sightings Insects Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Balta spuria Scientific name
A Balta Cockroach Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 720.29m Recorded at altitude
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