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wood cockroach, Ectobius sp.
Reimund Ley
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is it a wood cockroach or perhaps a larve of wood cockroach

may be Ectobius sp.? about 5-7mm.

found in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Radolfzell, altitude 390 m, near Bodensee, 8. 6. 2022

thanks for any idea.


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This is an Ectobius nymph, but it's difficult to tell a species, as the nymphs are often paler than the adults. Some are shown in http://www.alt.de...tobius.htm, but I also see E. vittiventris very often in Ba-Wü (described in e.g. https://www.zobod...6-0170.pdf). So Ectobius spec.!
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Hello Sundew,


thanks to you for your answer and spending time to help us.
So we call it Ectobius sp.


greetings


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