Stats

Lifespan

A few months

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Human settlements

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Running

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Uncommon

About

A small indoor cockroach named for the two light bands crossing its wings, the brown-banded cockroach prefers warmer, drier spots than its kitchen-dwelling cousins, often nesting near ceilings and inside electronics. Males can fly short distances when disturbed, a rarity among common household roaches.

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

Pseudophyllodromiidae

Genus

Supella

Species

Supella longipalpa