Blatta
Sign in to saveBlatta is a genus of cockroaches. The name Blatta represents a specialised use of Latin blatta, meaning a light-shunning insect.
Taxonomy · GBIF
American Cockroach
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderBlattodea
- FamilyBlattidae
Observations41,815
Groupinsecta
via GBIF · iNaturalist · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Blatta lateralis.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- P105
- genus
- P910
- Category:Blatta
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
3 sectionsContents
- Species
- References
- External links
Blatta is a genus of cockroaches. The name Blatta represents a specialised use of Latin blatta, meaning a light-shunning insect.
==Species== Species include: Blatta furcata (Karny, 1908) Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, 1758 (Oriental cockroach)