Balta bicolor

A balta cockroach at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Balta bicolor	3 Jan 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Balta bicolor	2 Jan 2021	Illilanga
Unverified	29 Dec 2020	TimL

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2 comments

Illilanga wrote:

2 Jan 2021

Great photos for ID - thanks Tim. I am unable to add the new species - Michael B could you please assist. See: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:20544a7c-3276-440a-baf8-e1cc966fa178 & Rentz, A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia, p. 260.

TimL wrote:

2 Jan 2021

Thanks. Tim

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107922 -35.274049
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
18 Dec 2020 12:25 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
Illilanga flagged sightings Insects Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Balta bicolor Scientific name
A balta cockroach Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 711m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania