Green banana cockroach
The green banana cockroach is a pretty pale green cockroach with a yellow line along its sides. It lives outdoors in bushes and trees, not in kitchens. It flies well and is popular as a pet.
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Fun facts
Its babies look totally different: they are brown or black and dig under logs.
The mother carries her egg case inside her body until the babies hatch.
One egg case holds about 28 to 60 eggs.
It came to the USA by hiding in fruit shipments from the Caribbean.
It is active at night and likes to fly towards lights.
Most asked questions about Green banana cockroach
?Is the green banana cockroach a pest?
No. It lives outside in plants and rarely comes into houses.
?Can green banana cockroaches fly?
Yes, the adults have wings and are strong fliers.
?How big is a green banana cockroach?
Females grow up to about 2.4 centimetres, and males are smaller.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Panchlora nivea
- Group
- Cockroaches and termites
- Family
- Blaberidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Blattodea > Blaberidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Cuban cockroach
Where the facts come from
- Panchlora nivea (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Greg Hume. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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