Common Cockroach, Oriental Cockroach

Blatta orientalis Linnaeus 1758

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Blatta orientalis (Common Cockroach, Oriental Cockroach) is a species of Blattoidea in the family blattid cockroaches. They are native to Ethiopia. They visit flowers of Oenothera acaulis. They are nocturnal. Individuals can grow to 24 mm.

URI: http://www.geonames.org/337996

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q309179
Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day

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EOL has data for 15 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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is vector for
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002459
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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18 mm
body shape
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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hemimetabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/hemimetabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, resulting in a gradual change in body form with each molt, without a pupal stage.
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dorsal length of pronotum
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0002460
- Definition: The median anatomical line of the pronotum in dorsal view.
- Attribution: http://api.hymao.org/api/ref/98032
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5.7 mm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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cosmopolitan
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Cosmopolitan
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitan_distribution
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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hide
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_02000053
- Definition: A skin obtained from animals for human use typically from deer or cattle sources used to produce leather, shoes, fashion accessories, musical instruments.
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invasive in
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/InvasiveRange
- Definition: Information about the jurisdictions where the taxon is considered to be an invasive organism due to its negative impact on human welfare or ecosystems.
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The Contiguous United States
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Ethiopia
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/337996
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visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Oenothera acaulis Cav.

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of common cockroach, oriental cockroach. View this species on GBIF

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