Blatta orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common or Oriental Cockroach
Taxonomy:
- Dictyoptera›Blattodea›Blattidae›Blatta orientalis
Status:
NN
Distribution
Colours show the year of the last record -
| up to 1987 | 1988-97 | 1998 up to present |
Only Recording Scheme datasets are included. Other datasets on the Gateway may hold additional information.
Description:
Large species of cockroach, dark brown to black in colour with a glossy body.
Size:
Up to 25 mm.
Wings:
Females have very short vestigial wings, males have longer wings, but both sexes are flightless.
Food:
Omnivorous, feeding on refuse and anything edible that is not too dry and hard.
Habitat:
Native to Africa and Asia. In Britain occurs only in houses, and in summer, on land fill sites.
Phenology:
Indoors adults may be seen all year round.