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"Ellipsidion australe", or the eastern ellipsidion, or bush cockroach, is a harmless species of cockroach native to Australia and found in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Victoria. The species was first described in 1863 as "Thyrsocera australis" by Henri de Saussure.

Similar species: Cockroaches And Termites
Species identified by Christiane Geissler
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By Christiane Geissler

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Uploaded Mar 12, 2016. Captured Jan 3, 2015 13:03 in 171 Tunnel Rd, Boolboonda QLD 4671, Australia.
  • DMC-FT5
  • f/3.3
  • 10/1000s
  • ISO100
  • 4.9mm