Common or Oriental Cockroach
Taxonomy
Dictyoptera » Blattodea » Blattidae » Blatta orientalis
Status
NN
Distribution Map
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.
Recordings
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.