Dusky Cockroach

Ectobius lapponicus

The Dusky Cockroach is a relatively small cockroach with a dark grey-brown body, fringed with a pale translucent margin to pronotum and forewing. It is mainly ground dwelling and is easy to overlook in the scrub, grassland and woodland habitats which it favours. Adults can be seen during the summer months and fly in warm weather.
Ectobius lapponicus, Male Approximately 15 mm long, dark brown, and fully winged (male). I spotted this cockroach in a meadow along the edge of a coniferous forest. Blattodea,Dusky cockroach,Ectobiidae,Ectobius,Ectobius lapponicus,Geotagged,Spring,United States,cockroach,insect,wood cockroach

Appearance

The adults are up to 9mm long and their bodies are grown-grey except for the pale translucent margin between the pronotum and the forewing.
Ectobius lapponicus Male Adult male Ectobius lapponicus Kabeljauw, NL (2009-05-25) Blattodea,Cockroach,Dusky cockroach,Ectobiidae,Ectobius,Ectobius lapponicus

Naming

Ectobius lapponicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ectobius Stephens 1835
Ectobius lapponicus Dusky cockroach,Ectobius lapponicus,Geotagged,Germany,Spring

Distribution

Native to the Old World, particularly W Eurasia

Status

Not evaluated

Habitat

Abundant in European forests, moorlands, scrubby woodland margins, and rough grasslands, mostly on the ground under dead leaves, among bracken ferns, in grass and moss, on lower branches of small trees and shrubs, and also in coastal habitats (sea cliffs, sand dunes, beaches)

Food

Preys on:
Aphis sarathamni
Acyrthosiphon spartii

References:

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http://eol.org/pages/866013/hierarchy_entries/51102679/overview
http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/dusky-cockroach
http://bugguide.net/node/view/26905
http://britishwildlife.wikia.com/wiki/Dusky_Cockroach
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderBlattodea
FamilyEctobiidae
GenusEctobius
SpeciesEctobius lapponicus
Photographed in
Germany
Netherlands
United States of America