Panesthia australis

Common wood cockroach at Dunbogan, NSW

Panesthia australis at Dunbogan, NSW - 24 Oct 2024
Panesthia australis at Dunbogan, NSW - 24 Oct 2024
Panesthia australis at Dunbogan, NSW - 24 Oct 2024
Panesthia australis at Dunbogan, NSW - 24 Oct 2024
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Identification history

Panesthia australis 25 Oct 2024 trevorpreston
Panesthia australis 25 Oct 2024 CarbonAI
Blattidae sp. (family) 25 Oct 2024 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 24 Oct 2024 Nette

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We see these regularly in our bushland in rotting wood often. Black only a few cm long.

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   25 Oct 2024
A cockroach

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  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • in rotting branchbon ground Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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