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Native bush cockroach

Celatoblatta spp.
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[Celatoblatta vulgaris]. Image: Jaco Grundling / C-C0

Celatoblatta vulgaris. Image: Jaco Grundling / C-C0

Order
Blattodea
Family
Blattidae
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Size range

  • Small cockroach, up to 15mm body length

Distribution

  • NZ native, about 15 species.
  • In logs and leaf litter, under loose bark.

Life history

  • Favours damp, dark habitats
  • Wingless
  • Not a household pest
[Celatoblatta quinquemaculata]. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY Image
Celatoblatta quinquemaculata. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY
[Celatoblatta undulivitta]. Image; Dougal Townsend / CC-BY-NC Image
Celatoblatta undulivitta. Image; Dougal Townsend / CC-BY-NC
[Celatoblatta vulgaris]. Image: Jaco Grundling / C-C0 Image
Celatoblatta vulgaris. Image: Jaco Grundling / C-C0
Viviparous [Celatoblatta] species give birth to live young. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Viviparous Celatoblatta species give birth to live young. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
Cockroach egg cases. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Cockroach egg cases. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz