Balta spuria
A Balta Cockroach at Copmanhurst, NSW
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| Balta spuria | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Aug 2025 | |
| Balta spuria | trevorpreston | 16 May 2025 | |
| Balta sp. (genus) | DiBickers | 15 May 2025 | |
| Unverified | MazzV | 15 May 2025 |
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This narrow amber coloured cockroach has black antennae & feet and a black rear end (photo 2). there is a pale yellow rear edge to the pronotum. The edge margins of the body are white, and the underside has black & white alternating stripes. The wings have a fine & pale lacy-type patterning on them. This could be the same species as at sighting 4668816.
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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- Garlic chives (Allium sp) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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Species information
- Balta spuria Scientific name
- A Balta Cockroach Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 811m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species