View source for Phil Bendle Collection:Cockroach (Native winged) Parellipsidion latipenne

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'''Kingdom:''' Animalia<br />
'''Phylum:''' Arthropoda<br />
'''Class:''' Insecta<br />
'''Order:''' Blattodea<br />
'''Superfamily:''' Blaberoidea<br />
'''Family:''' Blattellidae<br />
'''Genus:''' Parellipsidion<br />
'''Species:''' P. latipenne<br />
'''Scientific name:''' Parellipsidion latipenne <br />
'''Synonyms:''' Phyllodromia latipenne, Blatta conjuncta<br />
'''Common name:''' Winged native cockroach

This native cockroach lives in the bush under loose bark. Though they have wings they do not often fly.<br />
It is not a pest.

[[File:Parellipsidion latipenne.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]

[[File:Parellipsidion latipenne-001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]

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[[File:1 Parellipsidion latipenne -001.jpg|frameless|upright 2.25]]
Below is a series of photos of a young cockroach developing after a moult.<br />
[[File:Cockroach Parellipsidion latipenne 1 2 .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]

[[File:Cockroach Parellipsidion latipenne 12-07-2017 3-39-13 PM.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]

[[File:Cockroach Parellipsidion latipenne 1 3 .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]

After 45 minutes the wings are inflated.<br />
[[File:Cockroach Parellipsidion latipenne 1 5 .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]

[[File:Cockroach Parellipsidion latipenne 1 4 .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]

After 3.5 hours it had turned brown.<br />
[[File:Cockroach Parellipsidion latipenne 1 6 .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]

[[File:Cockroach Parellipsidion latipenne 1 7 .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]

Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/


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[[Category:Insects]]
[[Category:Phil Bendle Collection]]