Broad Wood Cockroach vs Sunda Colugo Fly
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Broad Wood Cockroach | Sunda Colugo Fly |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Parcoblatta lata | Megischus bicolor |
| Order | Blattodea | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Ectobiidae | Stephanidae |
| Size | 13-18 mm | 20-35 mm excluding ovipositor |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Woodlands |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Parasitoids |
| Regions | Southeastern United States | Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo, Thailand) |
| Conservation | Not Evaluated | Least Concern |
Broad Wood Cockroach
A distinctive flat, broadly shaped wood cockroach from the southeastern United States. Females have a wider body than most Parcoblatta species.
Did You Know?
Its unusually broad and flat body shape allows it to squeeze into extremely narrow crevices under bark.
Sunda Colugo Fly
A parasitoid wasp with a slender body, extremely long ovipositor, and distinctively bicolored black and orange body. It drills into wood to parasitize beetle larvae hidden inside.
Did You Know?
The female's ovipositor can be twice the length of her body and she can detect beetle larvae hidden deep inside wood through vibrations.