Panesthia australis
Common wood cockroach at Watson, ACT
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| Panesthia australis | trevorpreston | 1 Aug 2024 | |
| Unverified | MPW | 31 Jul 2024 |
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Several of these quite large and fat native cockroaches living in decaying Wood log. Distinctive very shiny dark / blackish colour. Will try for better pics another day... 3 more pics added today.
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Location information
- Maps The Fair, Watson
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- MPW Recorded by
- Living under decaying Wood Log, Gum tree grassy woodland. Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- MPW Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Panesthia australis Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) Insects
Species information
- Panesthia australis Scientific name
- Common wood cockroach Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1549m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location