Family Blattidae
Blattidae is a family in the order Blattodea. Browse 16 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Guides
Species in Blattidae (16)

Florida Woods Cockroach
Eurycotis floridana
Identification: Large, red-brown to almost black, broader than most roaches, often with yellow markings along the edge of the thorax. Adults do not have functional wings. see the family page to compare with similar species. Adults are recognized by

Australian Cockroach
Validiblatta australasiae
Identification: Adult has pronotum outlined in yellow with black/brown center marking ("sideways 8"). Differs from other Periplaneta spp. in having a yellow vitta along basal outside edge of forewing: Immatures are considerably more ornate than in ot

Brown Cockroach
Validiblatta brunnea
Identification: dark brown to reddish brown, with pale brown markings on the pronotum; wings cover the tip of the abdomen in both sexes; closely resembles P. americana , distinguished by the short supraanal plate (epiproct) and short, blunt cerci on

Smoky Brown Cockroach
Validiblatta fuliginosa
Identification: has no pattern on pronotum. Late instars can be very difficult to differentiate from Blatta orientalis , particularly older specimens that have developed a dark brown hue rather than the typical pure black coloration. Ootheca dark bro

Oriental Cockroach
Blatta orientalis

Crescispina japonica
Crescispina japonica

common shining cockroach
Drymaplaneta communis

Drymaplaneta heydeniana 0
Drymaplaneta heydeniana

Gisborne Cockroach
Drymaplaneta semivitta

Eurycotis lixa
Eurycotis lixa

Harlequin Cockroach
Neostylopyga rhombifolia

American Cockroach
Periplaneta americana
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Periplaneta ceylonica
Periplaneta ceylonica

Smoky Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta fuliginosa

Turkestan Cockroach
Periplaneta lateralis

Turkestan Cockroach
Shelfordella lateralis