Molytria perplexa
Bark Cockroach at Wombeyan Caves, NSW
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| Molytria perplexa | trevorpreston | 11 Jun 2023 | |
| Molytria vegranda | trevorpreston | 1 Jun 2023 | |
| Molytria vegranda | trevorpreston | 1 Jun 2023 | |
| Calolampra sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 31 May 2023 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 31 May 2023 |
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Cockroach 20-25mm
1 comment
1 Jun 2023
I think this is Molytria vergranda based on A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia by David Rentz p82.
Molytria vergranda has pronotum distinctively marked. The species also fits the known distribution.
Molytria vergranda has pronotum distinctively marked. 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 12:25 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm 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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