Stats

Lifespan

Under 1 year

Size

Tiny

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

North America

Movement

Running

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

This tiny cockroach lives among leaf litter throughout the southeastern states. Hatchlings measure less than two millimeters long from head to abdomen tip.

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

Cariblatta

Species

Cariblatta lutea