Polyzosteria aenea

3 Pink-tailed heath cockroach at Vincentia, NSW

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Polyzosteria aenea trevorpreston 23 Nov 2023
Polyzosteria aenea MichaelBedingfield 24 Feb 2022
Polyzosteria aenea AnneG1 23 Feb 2022

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I think this is a p.aenea or p.limbata. At one stage it raised it's rear end and it was very red. It was crawling across a sandy path and made it's way into low shrubbery.

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   28 Feb 2022
Great sighting. Our poor cockroaches are so often overlooked. Thank you.

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  • At least 1 Abundance
  • 18 Feb 2022 03:42 PM Recorded on
  • AnneG1 Recorded by
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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