Stats

Lifespan

1-2 years

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Europe and Northern Asia

Movement

Running

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Uncommon

About

The dusky cockroach is a small insect found in forests across Europe and Asia. It can glide short distances by using its wings to slow its descent when jumping from plants.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Blattodea

Family

Ectobiidae

Genus

Ectobius

Species

Ectobius lapponicus