Bark Cockroach at Wombeyan Caves, NSW
Identification history
| Molytria perplexa | 11 Jun 2023 | trevorpreston | ||
| Molytria vegranda | 1 Jun 2023 | trevorpreston | ||
| Calolampra sp. (genus) | 31 May 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Unverified | 31 May 2023 | trevorpreston |
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1 comment
trevorpreston
wrote:
1 Jun 2023
I think this is Molytria vegranda juvenile, it was found with winged adult specimens of what I think is Molytria vergranda based on A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia by David Rentz p82.
The species also fits the known distribution.
The species also fits the known distribution.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.917366-34.274830
- Altitude 1009.0m
- Maps Mares Forest National Park
- Places Wombeyan Caves, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 May 2023 12:26 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Molytria perplexa
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Molytria perplexa Scientific name
- Bark Cockroach Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1032.87m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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