Ectobius pallidus (Olivier, 1789)

Spotted Mediterranean Cockroach

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate

Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Blattodea

Family: Ectobiidae

Genus: Ectobius

Species: Ectobius pallidus

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Ectobius pallidus

Ectobius pallidus

Adult

Essex County, MA

Date: 2018-08-29

Ectobius pallidus

Adult, zoomed in

Essex County, MA

Date: 2018-08-29

Ectobius pallidus

Adult

Essex County, MA

Date: 2016-09-26

Ectobius pallidus

Nymph

Essex County, MA

Date: 2017-09-26

Ectobius pallidus

Adult

Essex County, MA

Date: 2016-08-22

Ectobius pallidus

Adult

Essex County, MA

Date: 2016-08-22