Domino Cockroach vs Peachtree Borer

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Domino Cockroach Peachtree Borer
Scientific Name Therea petiveriana Synanthedon exitiosa
Order Blattodea Lepidoptera
Family Blaberidae Sesiidae
Size 25-30 mm 25–33 mm wingspan
Habitat Indoors Orchards
Diet Fruit Feeders Fruit Feeders
Regions India (southern regions) North America
Conservation Not Evaluated Not Evaluated

Domino Cockroach

A strikingly patterned cockroach with white spots on a black body. The nymphs are ground-dwelling and resemble beetles.

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Did You Know?

Its bold white-on-black domino pattern is thought to mimic toxic ground beetles as a defense against predators.

Peachtree Borer

A clearwing moth that is the most destructive borer of peach trees in North America. Larvae feed in the bark at the soil line of stone fruit trees.

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Did You Know?

A single larva can girdle and kill a young peach tree in one season by feeding completely around the trunk base.