Molytria perplexa

Bark Cockroach at Wombeyan Caves, NSW

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Identification history

Molytria perplexa	11 Jun 2023	trevorpreston
Molytria vegranda	1 Jun 2023	trevorpreston
Panesthia australis	31 May 2023	CarbonAI
Unverified	31 May 2023	trevorpreston

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trevorpreston wrote:

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.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.948608 -34.287804
Altitude 932.5m
Places Wombeyan Caves, NSW

Sighting information

2 Abundance
31 May 2023 11:15 AM Recorded on
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Insects Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm 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
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