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American Cockroach

Photo: @robertovi · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Insects and other invertebrates

American Cockroach

Periplaneta americana

Observations in the area
2
Last sighting
14 July 2026
Category
Insects and other invertebrates
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The species

The American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), also colloquially known as the waterbug, but not a true waterbug since it is not aquatic, or misidentified as the palmetto bug (see Florida woods cockroach for the differences), is the largest species of common cockroach, and often considered a pest. It is also known as the ship cockroach, kakerlac, and Bombay canary.

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