Emerald Cockroach vs Spotted Brown Rove Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Emerald Cockroach Spotted Brown Rove Beetle
Scientific Name Pseudoglomeris magnifica Staphylinus fossor
Order Blattodea Coleoptera
Family Blaberidae Staphylinidae
Size 20-25mm 14-18 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Omnivores Predators
Regions Asia Europe, Central Asia
Conservation Data Deficient Least Concern

Emerald Cockroach

A stunning cockroach with brilliant metallic emerald-green coloring. It is one of the most beautiful cockroach species in the world. It rolls into a ball like a pill bug when threatened.

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Did You Know?

It can curl into a perfect ball like an armadillo, and its emerald green sheen rivals the beauty of any jewel beetle.

Spotted Brown Rove Beetle

A large, robust rove beetle with a brown body covered in patches of golden and dark setae. It is a ground-dwelling predator found in grasslands and forest edges across the Palearctic.

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Did You Know?

This beetle's powerful mandibles can crush snail shells, giving it access to a food source unavailable to most other rove beetles.