4 Mitchell's diurnal cockroach, Mardi Gras cockroach at Mount Hope, NSW
Identification history
| Polyzosteria mitchelli | 23 Nov 2023 | trevorpreston | ||
| Polyzosteria mitchelli | 31 Aug 2021 | trevorpreston | ||
| Unidentified | 25 Aug 2021 | Harrisi |
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Significant sighting
trevorpreston noted:
25 Nov 2023
First sighting of this spectacular native cockroach species on NatureMapr.
6 comments
trevorpreston
wrote:
31 Aug 2021
I have suggested Polyzosteria mitchelli for this species based on the photograph in "A Guide to Cockroaches of Australia" by David Rentz p174
Great sighting.
Great sighting.
Harrisi
wrote:
31 Aug 2021
Thanks Mr T I recall someone mentioning that name shortly after I took the pic some years ago. Those pale blue legs really blew me away; such beauty in a cockroach!
trevorpreston
wrote:
25 Nov 2023
Sorry about that, I don't know how that happened. I can't fix it though because I'm not a moderator for other shrubs. Hopefully @michaelb can help.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.043050-32.939731
- Places Mount Hope, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 13 Sep 2012 11:26 AM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Polyzosteria mitchelli Scientific name
- Mitchell's diurnal cockroach, Mardi Gras cockroach Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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