Name

Blatta

common cockroach

Framing

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Crustacea

Class: Hexapoda

Subclass: Insecta

Order: Blattodea

Family: Blattidae

Genus: Blatta

Habitat

Terrestrial, epigeal, places with detritus

Feeding

Macrophage, detritivore.

Distribution

Europe and Mediterranean basin

Conservation status

No threats

Additional information

Flattened, antennae and legs long, spiny. Wide pronotum almost completely covering the head. Forewings leathery, usually shorter in females. Hind wings membranous or missing. Eggs are laid in cases or oothecae that females carry on the back. Adult-like nymphs without wings.