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Banana Cockroach
Meghan Cassidy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Cockroaches & termites

Banana Cockroach

Panchlora nivea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Names

EnglishBanana Cockroach
DutchBananenkakkerlak
SpanishCucaracha verde
Chinese古巴绿蠊
Sranan Tongokakalaka (general name for the group)
Scientific namePanchlora nivea (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Panchlora nivea, the Cuban cockroach or green banana cockroach, is a small species of cockroach in the subfamily Panchlorinae. It is found in the subtropical or tropical climates of Cuba, the Caribbean and southern US: along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas and has been observed as far north as Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Panchlora nivea got into the US through Caribbean fruit shipments.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderBlattodea
FamilyBlaberidae
GenusPanchlora

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