Nauphoeta cinerea
(Olivier, 1789)
Cinerous Cockroach
Taxonomy:
Dictyoptera>>Blattodea>>Blaberidae
Status: Occasional casual introduction.
Description: Brown and often speckled.
Wings: Fully winged, though wings tend not to reach the tip of the abdomen.
Habitat: Native to the tropics, the Cinerous Cockroach is commonly bred in Europe as live food for reptiles and amphibians.
Distribution: This species is not present in the National Biodiversity Network Database currently (October 2008).