Common shining cockroach
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 Common shining cockroach
(Drymaplaneta communis) |
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| Drymaplaneta communis Tepper, 1893 |
The common shining cockroach (Drymaplaneta communis) is a cockroach native to south-east Australia.[1] It feeds on organic matter and is often found under the bark of eucalypt trees. During the late 1990's and 2000's, this cockroach appears to have had a population explosion in Sydney and Melbourne and is commonly found inside houses.[2]
