American cockroach, Periplaneta americana  (Blattodea: Blattidae) - 1422015

American cockroach
Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus)

Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: Newly molted American cockroach. Many folks see newly-molted insects and call them albino. In fact, they are newly-molted and have not yet fully completed the molting process. In a few hours this white insect will be the well-known color of the American cockroach.
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Image location: United States

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Name: Daniel R. Suiter
Organization: University of Georgia
Country: United States

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Image Number: 1422015

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Image uploaded on Monday, January 01, 1990
Image Information last updated on Monday, May 16, 2011