Laxta sp. (genus)
Bark cockroach at Latham, ACT
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| Laxta sp. (genus) | trevorpreston | 27 Mar 2025 | |
| Calolampra | Caric | 27 Mar 2025 |
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User's notes
Quite large (~2.5cm long?) and unusually stationary. Less shiny than most of the Calolampras I've seen in this area.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.026016-35.214228
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Mar 2025 12:04 PM Recorded on
- Caric Recorded by
- On the underside of a rotting branch. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Caric NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Laxta sp. (genus) Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) Insects
Species information
- Laxta sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Bark cockroach Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1220.08m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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