Wide-horned Hissing Cockroach vs Boll's Wood Cockroach
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Wide-horned Hissing Cockroach | Boll's Wood Cockroach |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Gromphadorhina oblongonota | Parcoblatta bolliana |
| Order | Blattodea | Blattodea |
| Family | Blaberidae | Ectobiidae |
| Size | 50-70 mm | 12-16 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Woodlands |
| Diet | Fruit Feeders | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Madagascar | Texas and the south-central United States |
| Conservation | Not Evaluated | Not Evaluated |
Wide-horned Hissing Cockroach
A large Madagascan hissing cockroach with prominent wide pronotal bumps. It is often confused with G. portentosa but has a different horn shape.
Did You Know?
Each individual produces a unique hiss pattern that other cockroaches can distinguish.
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.