Smokybrown cockroach
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| phylum | Arthropoda | The smokybrown cockroach, Periplaneta fuliginosa, is winged species of cockroach, with a length up to 38 mm (1.5 in). It can be distinguished from the American cockroach by a uniformly dark brown coloration, without the light-rimmed pattern on its thorax. The smokybrown cockroach is common in Japan and the southeastern United States. It requires moisture and tropical temperatures. It is a detritivore, feeding on a wide array of organic matter.
For more information see the Wikipedia entry.
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| class | Insecta | |
| order | Blattodea | |
| family | Blattidae | |
| genus | Periplaneta | |
| species | P. fuliginosa |
