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Desert Roach

Polyzosteria mitchelli

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A colorful cockroach with blue legs and sclerites lined with yellow.

Habitat:

This desert species was perched on Banksia on a hilltop in the desert

Notes:

This insect occurs in Western Australia and is not recorded in Victoria on ALA until now. It is the most eastern record.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Polyzosteria+mitchelli

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Comments (5)

Thanks Mark. Thanks Leuba. I've since found records (Rentz) in NSW. Enjoy Christmas, both of you.
Fantastic Martin ! What a handsome little roach and one not recorded here - brilliant find.
Thanks Francisco Ramírez. It sure is a beauty.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2015

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