A Wood Cockroach sp. in Kent Co., Maryland (7/3/2015). Verified by Alan Jeon/BugGuide.

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Wood Cockroach sp. in Washington Co., Maryland (8/26/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 716525 - Psn: 44)

Wood Cockroach sp. in Washington Co., Maryland (8/26/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Wood Cockroach sp. in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 210834 - Psn: 50)

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Wood Cockroach sp. in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 210833 - Psn: 55)

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Wood Cockroach sp. in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/25/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1140569 - Psn: 55)

Wood Cockroach sp. in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/25/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Wood Cockroach sp. in Harford Co., Maryland (6/30/2020).

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Wood Cockroach sp. in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/20/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 249679 - Psn: 66)

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Wood Cockroach sp. in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/25/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Wood Cockroach sp. in Charles Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

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A recently deceased Wood Cockroach sp. in Charles Co., Maryland (6/19/2022). Determined by T. Hedlund/BugGuide.

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Wood Cockroach sp. in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 857050 - Psn: 200)

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Wood Cockroach sp. in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/4/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1225637 - Psn: 200)

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A Wood Cockroach sp. in Kent Co., Maryland (7/3/2015). Verified by Alan Jeon/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Nancy Martin.

Wood Cockroach sp. in Washington Co., Maryland (8/26/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Wood Cockroach sp. in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/25/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

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Wood Cockroach sp. in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/25/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Wood Cockroach sp. in Charles Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Julie Simpson.

A recently deceased Wood Cockroach sp. in Charles Co., Maryland (6/19/2022). Determined by T. Hedlund/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Julie Simpson.

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Parcoblatta

Parcoblatta virginica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Family:	Ectobiidae
Subfamily:	Blattellinae
Genus:	Parcoblatta
Species
Parcoblatta americana Parcoblatta bolliana Parcoblatta caudelli Parcoblatta desertae Parcoblatta divisa Parcoblatta fulvescens Parcoblatta lata Parcoblatta notha Parcoblatta pennsylvanica Parcoblatta uhleriana Parcoblatta virginica Parcoblatta zebra

Parcoblatta is a genus of 12 species of native North American wood cockroaches.^[1] The males often have wings and are drawn to lights, while the females are flightless.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b Eaton, Eric R.; Kaufman, Kenn (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-618-15310-7.

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Taxon identifiers
Parcoblatta	Wikidata: Q4667162 Wikispecies: Parcoblatta BOLD: 2323 BugGuide: 31624 Cockroach Species File (old): 1175459 EoL: 63528 EPPO: 1PARCG GBIF: 1997469 iNaturalist: 120595 IRMNG: 1291889 ITIS: 102418 NCBI: 37812 Open Tree of Life: 807443

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