Drymaplaneta communis

1 Eastern Wood Runner, Common Shining Cockroach at suppressed

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Identification history

Drymaplaneta communis	17 May 2025	trevorpreston
Drymaplaneta communis	17 May 2025	trevorpreston
Unverified	15 May 2025	MazzV

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This is a relatively chunky cockroach, with a dark red-brown body edged in black on the top outer edges (photos 1 & 2). These black edges are themselves surrounded by a white but transparent margin on 3 sides, from behind the head to, what look like 3 broad segments (photo 1). This transparent margin narrows down to a thin line at the outer edges of the next 2-3 narrowly segmented bands of the abdomen. The rest of the abdomen to the rear does not have this margin, (photos 2 & 3). This cockroach does not appear to have wings.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Latest Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Drymaplaneta communis Scientific name
Eastern Wood Runner, Common Shining Cockroach Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1217.61m Recorded at altitude
70 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania