ADW: Periplaneta americana: PICTURES

Periplaneta americanaAmerican cockroach(Also: Bombay canary; ship cockroach)

- American cockroach
  Periplaneta americana

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Kingdom Animalia animals
Class Insecta insects
Order Blattodea
Family Blattidae
Genus Periplaneta
Species Periplaneta americana American cockroach

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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Periplaneta americanaAmerican cockroach(Also: Bombay canary; ship cockroach)

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