European Grain Weevil vs Small Yellow Cockroach

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute European Grain Weevil Small Yellow Cockroach
Scientific Name Sitophilus granarius Cariblatta lutea
Order Coleoptera Blattodea
Family Curculionidae Ectobiidae
Size 3-5 mm 5-8 mm
Habitat Indoors Indoors
Diet Seed Feeders Detritivores
Regions Worldwide Southeastern United States
Conservation Not Evaluated Not Evaluated

European Grain Weevil

A small, dark brown, flightless weevil that infests stored grain. It has been a pest since ancient civilizations first stored wheat.

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Did You Know?

Specimens have been found in grain stores at ancient Egyptian archaeological sites thousands of years old.

Small Yellow Cockroach

A tiny pale yellowish cockroach found in the southeastern United States. It lives in leaf litter and is rarely encountered indoors.

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Did You Know?

At only 5 mm long, it is one of the smallest cockroach species in North America.