Australian Wildlife | Insects - Cockroaches & Earwigs | American Cockroach

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  Scientific Name :Periplaneta americana
  Reference Number : RR-624
  Common Name : American Cockroach
  Description :

Order Blattodea; Family Blattidae - Late instar nymph moulting (shedding its cuticle) an unpigmented, soft-bodied nymph emerging from its old exoskeleton - Distribution in Australia: all mainland states & Christmas and Norfolk Islands - An  introduced pest species with worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical areas.  Origin: despite its common and scientific names it comes originally from Africa, being introduced to the USA in the first half of  seventeenth century