Molytria perplexa
Bark Cockroach at Wombeyan Caves, NSW
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| Molytria perplexa | trevorpreston | 11 Jun 2023 | |
| Molytria vegranda | trevorpreston | 1 Jun 2023 | |
| Calolampra sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 31 May 2023 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 31 May 2023 |
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1 comment
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
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Insects Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Molytria perplexa
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
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