Molytria perplexa

1 Bark Cockroach at Acton, ACT

Molytria perplexa at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2022
Molytria perplexa at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2022
Molytria perplexa at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2022
Molytria perplexa at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2022
Molytria perplexa at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2022
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Identification history

Molytria perplexa 11 Jun 2023 trevorpreston
Laxta granicollis 11 Apr 2023 CarbonAI
Unidentifed Blaberidae 16 Nov 2022 RogerF
Laxta sp. (genus) 16 Nov 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 16 Nov 2022 TimL

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Very active. Sighted moving fast across a road and into the adjacent leaf litter.

2 comments

RogerF wrote:
   16 Nov 2022
I don't belive these are Laxta that are much more flattened and unicolorous, closer to the calolampra/molytria complex. Very close to the Molytria that I have discovered in the Gymnea lilies in ANBG. BTW these have produced offspring there
RogerF wrote:
   11 Apr 2023
I am sticking to my previous suggestions. Like many cockroaches in the the Calolampra, Molytria, Rhabdoblatta complex a specimen is needed to compare with the the collection at ANIC

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