Common Eastern Litter Runner at Monash, ACT
Identification history
| Platyzosteria melanaria | 10 Jun 2019 | Illilanga | ||
| Platyzosteria melanaria | 9 Jun 2019 | jackQ |
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4 comments
Illilanga
wrote:
10 Jun 2019
Thanks for the sighting. Could you please confirm whether this cockroach had any yellow markings underneath and were the legs reddish. Was the size more like 35-40mm or was it smaller? 50mm is quite large for a roach in our area. There are two very similar Platyzosteria species, so with out more detail it can be challenging to tell the difference from photos. Thanks, Sandra
jackQ
wrote:
11 Jun 2019
Sandra thanks. Yes 35 mm probably more accurate size wise, definitely no yellow markings, very black in colour overall
Illilanga
wrote:
11 Jun 2019
Thanks jackQ. The grey coloured "goop" on the cockroach is defensive mucilage. Good to have a photo of that on CNM.
jackQ
wrote:
11 Jun 2019
Thanks Sandra always great when a sighting plus expertise elicits new knowledge for me cheers
Location information
- Coordinates 149.090958-35.408833
- Altitude 602.8m
- Places Monash, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 May 2019 01:55 PM Recorded on
- jackQ Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) jackQ Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Platyzosteria melanaria Scientific name
- Common Eastern Litter Runner Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1623.25m Recorded at altitude
- 88 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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