Blind Cave Campodea vs Speckled Cockroach

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Blind Cave Campodea Speckled Cockroach
Scientific Name Campodea maestrazgoensis Periplaneta picea
Order Diplura Blattodea
Family Campodeidae Blattidae
Size 4-6 mm 25-35 mm
Habitat Indoors Forests
Diet Detritivores Detritivores
Regions Spain Southeast Asia
Conservation Data Deficient Not Evaluated

Blind Cave Campodea

A cave-dwelling dipluran from the Maestrazgo region of eastern Spain. It shows typical troglomorphic features including elongated appendages.

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Did You Know?

It is restricted to a very small number of caves in the Iberian Peninsula.

Speckled Cockroach

A dark cockroach with a finely speckled pattern on its wings. It is found in tropical forests of Southeast Asia.

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Did You Know?

Its cryptic speckled wing pattern helps it blend in with bark and leaf litter on the forest floor.