Uhler's Wood Cockroach vs Dark-Horned Casemaker

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Attribute Uhler's Wood Cockroach Dark-Horned Casemaker
Scientific Name Parcoblatta uhleriana Psilotreta labida
Order Blattodea Trichoptera
Family Ectobiidae Odontoceridae
Size 14-20 mm 10-14 mm
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Wood Feeders Detritivores
Regions Eastern United States North America
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Uhler's Wood Cockroach

A medium-sized native wood cockroach found in the eastern United States. Males are strong fliers while females are brachypterous.

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Did You Know?

It is named after the entomologist Philip Reese Uhler, who studied Hemiptera and other insect orders in the 1800s.

Dark-Horned Casemaker

A North American caddisfly building curved tubular cases from sand grains. Larvae are found in small shaded woodland streams.

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Did You Know?

Adults are entirely nocturnal and are rarely seen despite being locally common.