Pixel Wild
Neoblattella detersa
Neoblattella detersa
Insecta
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
6-12 months
Size
Small
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Caribbean
Movement
Running
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Speed
Status
Rare

About

This cockroach dwells in the leaf litter across North America and the Caribbean. It can flatten its body to squeeze through gaps thinner than a single millimeter.

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
Neoblattella
Species
Neoblattella detersa