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Blatta

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Blatta is a genus of cockroaches. The name Blatta represents a specialised use of Latin blatta, meaning a light-shunning insect.

Species

American Cockroach

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderBlattodea
  5. FamilyBlattidae
Observations41,815
Observations recorded8,274

Blatta (del latín blatta, "cucaracha") es un género de insectos blatodeos de la familia Blattidae (cucarachas). En él se incluye la especie Blatta orientalis, una de las cucarachas domésticas más comunes y extendidas en todo el mundo.​

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
85
With media
37
Family
Blattidae
Collections
VPI, NRM, USNM, UCONN, NMSU, NHMUK
Recorded in
United States, Norway, Peru, Panama

Wikidata facts

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taxon
Image
Blatta lateralis.jpg
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Commons category
Blatta
taxon name
Blatta
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Blatta
taxon author citation
Linnaeus, 1758
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Encyclopedic overview

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Blatta is a genus of cockroaches. The name Blatta represents a specialised use of Latin blatta, meaning a light-shunning insect.

==Species== Species include: Blatta furcata (Karny, 1908) Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, 1758 (Oriental cockroach)

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