Platyzosteria similis

Red-legged litter runner at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Platyzosteria similis at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 27 Jan 2022 04:33 PM

Platyzosteria similis at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 27 Jan 2022 04:33 PM

Platyzosteria similis at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 27 Jan 2022 04:33 PM

Platyzosteria similis at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 27 Jan 2022 04:33 PM

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Identification history

	Platyzosteria similis	16 Aug 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Platyzosteria similis	28 Jan 2022	trevorpreston
	Melanozosteria sp. (genus)	28 Jan 2022	trevorpreston
	Unverified	27 Jan 2022	trevorpreston

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Cockroach 20-25mm.

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trevorpreston wrote:

28 Jan 2022

Thought at first this was Melanozosteria, but the 2nd photo just shows the yellow stripes on the leg which indicates Red legged litter runner.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.014720 -35.296190
Altitude 657.3m
Maps Piney Ridge Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Places Molonglo Valley, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
27 Jan 2022 04:33 PM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
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trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Platyzosteria similis Scientific name
Red-legged litter runner Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 891.6m Recorded at altitude
110 images trained Machine learning
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