Lesser Cockroach
Taxonomy
Dictyoptera » Blattodea » Blattellidae » Ectobius panzeri
Status
UK
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
Dark brown with speckled patterning on the pronotum in both sexes and on females also on the dorsal surface of the abdomen.
Size
5 – 8 mm
Wings
Males have long tapering forewings and fly well. Females have short truncated forewings and vestigial hindwings and are flightless.
Food
Omnivorous.
Habitat
Native to UK, Central and Southern Europe. Mainly coastal occurring on sea cliffs, sand dunes and shingle beaches. Increase in inland records (dry heathland, chalk grassland and occasionally woodland) over the last 20 years.
Phenology
Eggs hatch in late April or May and the nymphs (distinctive white patterns on the thorax) pass through five instars. Adults are present from July until early October.