Methana parva

1 Spined Methana Cockroach at suppressed

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Identification history

	Methana parva	17 May 2025	trevorpreston
	Unverified	15 May 2025	MazzV

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This is moderately large cockroach, has a black brown body edged with a textured white margin from behind the head, tapering off completely about halfway down the sides towards the rear. The lower legs and feet appear a fawn colour, The middle hind legs and antennae are dark brown. There appears to be a dark tan edge to the back of the head (photos 4 & 5).

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Latest Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Methana parva Scientific name
Spined Methana Cockroach Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 74.51m Recorded at altitude
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