European Thick-headed Fly vs Boll's Wood Cockroach
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | European Thick-headed Fly | Boll's Wood Cockroach |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Myopa buccata | Parcoblatta bolliana |
| Order | Diptera | Blattodea |
| Family | Conopidae | Ectobiidae |
| Size | 6-10 mm | 12-16 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Woodlands |
| Diet | Parasitoids | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Europe | Texas and the south-central United States |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
European Thick-headed Fly
A small reddish-brown conopid fly with a distinctively swollen face and downward-curving proboscis. It is commonly found basking on sunny tree trunks and fences in spring.
Did You Know?
It times its emergence with the spring flight period of its Andrena bee hosts, waiting on sunny surfaces to ambush them.
Boll's Wood Cockroach
A small native wood cockroach from the south-central United States. It lives under bark and in rotting logs in wooded areas.
Did You Know?
It was named after the naturalist Jacob Boll, a Swiss-American who collected insects in Texas in the 1870s.