Genus

Parcoblatta (North american wood cockroaches)

Parcoblatta americana. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Parcoblatta is a genus of 12 species of native North American wood cockroaches. The males often have wings and are drawn to lights, while the females are flightless.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Blattodea (Cockroaches and termites)
        Superfamily: Blaberoidea (Giant and wood cockroaches)
        Family: Ectobiidae (Wood cockroaches)
        Subfamily: Blattellinae
        Genus: Parcoblatta (North american wood cockroaches)
        Species: Parcoblatta americana (Western wood cockroach)

Subtaxa

Species: Parcoblatta americana (Western wood cockroach)

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