Banana Cockroach vs Hawaiian Easy Yellow-faced Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Banana Cockroach | Hawaiian Easy Yellow-faced Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Periplaneta truncata | Hylaeus facilis |
| Order | Blattodea | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Blattidae | Colletidae |
| Size | 28-38 mm | 6-9 mm |
| Habitat | Farmland | Farmland |
| Diet | Fruit Feeders | Pollen Feeders |
| Regions | West and Central Africa | Oceania (Hawaii) |
| Conservation | Not Evaluated | Endangered |
Banana Cockroach
A large cockroach commonly found in tropical African banana plantations. It has a dark brown body with truncated wing tips.
Did You Know?
It frequently hitchhikes in banana shipments, appearing in warehouses and ports far from its native range.
Hawaiian Easy Yellow-faced Bee
An endemic Hawaiian bee found across several of the main Hawaiian islands. It is a generalist pollinator that visits a variety of native and non-native flowers. Like other Hawaiian Hylaeus, it carries pollen internally in its crop rather than on external body hairs.
Did You Know?
Unlike most bees, Hawaiian yellow-faced bees swallow pollen and carry it in their crop, regurgitating it to provision their nest cells.