Pacific Dampwood Kalotermitid vs Bark Cockroach

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Pacific Dampwood Kalotermitid Bark Cockroach
Scientific Name Neotermes connexus Laxta granicollis
Order Blattodea Blattodea
Family Kalotermitidae Blaberidae
Size Workers 6-9 mm, soldiers 8-12 mm 20-30 mm
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Wood Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions Hawaii Oceania
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Pacific Dampwood Kalotermitid

A large kalotermitid termite native to Hawaii that infests damp wood. It is the most common native termite species in the Hawaiian Islands.

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Did You Know?

It is one of only a few native Hawaiian termite species predating human arrival on the islands.

Bark Cockroach

A flat oval cockroach that lives exclusively under eucalyptus bark.

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Did You Know?

Its extremely flat body allows it to squeeze into bark crevices just one millimeter wide.