Cockroaches & Termites
Order Blattodea
189 speciesOne of the most ancient insect orders, dating back over 300 million years. Includes both cockroaches and termites, which were recently reclassified into this order.
Species in this Order
African Dampwood Termite
Neotermes aburiensis
A primitive termite species that nests inside damp, rotting wood rather than building external mound...
African Fungus Termite
Macrotermes natalensis
A large fungus-cultivating termite that builds complex mounds with sophisticated ventilation systems...
African Harvester Termite
Microhodotermes viator
A harvester termite found in the fynbos and semi-arid regions of the Western Cape in South Africa. W...
African Mound Termite
Macrotermes michaelseni
A large termite species that builds towering mounds with sophisticated ventilation systems across Af...
African Nasute Mound Termite
Nasutitermes latifrons
A mound-building nasute termite found in West and Central African forests. Colonies construct carton...
American Cockroach
Periplaneta americana
Despite its name, native to Africa. One of the largest common cockroaches. Can run at 5.4 km/h — pro...
Anceps Termite
Ancistrotermes cavithorax
A fungus-growing termite common across Sub-Saharan Africa, often sharing habitat with larger Macrote...
Apicotermes Nest-builder
Apicotermes arquieri
A subterranean soil-feeding termite found in African forests, renowned for building the most archite...
Arid-land Subterranean Termite
Reticulitermes tibialis
A subterranean termite adapted to dry conditions in the western United States. It builds mud tubes a...
Asian Cockroach
Blattella asahinai
Nearly identical in appearance to the German cockroach but with very different behavior, as it lives...
Asian Subterranean Termite
Coptotermes gestroi
A highly invasive subterranean termite that has spread throughout tropical regions worldwide. They a...
Australian Cockroach
Periplaneta australasiae
A large tropical cockroach similar to the American cockroach but with distinctive yellow markings on...
Australian Wood Cockroach
Panesthia cribrata
A shiny dark brown wingless cockroach that lives in and feeds on rotting logs. It plays an important...
Badius Fungus Termite
Odontotermes badius
An African fungus-growing termite widespread in savanna ecosystems. Colonies build subterranean nest...
Banana Cockroach
Periplaneta truncata
A large cockroach commonly found in tropical African banana plantations. It has a dark brown body wi...
Bark Cockroach
Laxta granicollis
A flat oval cockroach that lives exclusively under eucalyptus bark....
Bilobatus Soil Termite
Cubitermes bilobatodes
An African soil-feeding termite found in moist forests and forest-savanna transitional zones. Mounds...
Bioluminescent Cockroach
Lucihormetica verrucosa
A cockroach with two glowing spots on its pronotum that mimic toxic click beetles....
Black Hissing Cockroach
Gromphadorhina picea
A smaller species of hissing cockroach with a uniformly dark brown to black coloration and less prom...
Black Mound Termite
Amitermes evuncifer
A soil-feeding termite that builds small dark mounds in West African savannas. Workers process soil ...
Black Periplaneta Cockroach
Periplaneta atra
A dark black cockroach from tropical Africa with a shiny exoskeleton. It is less commonly encountere...
Boll's Wood Cockroach
Parcoblatta bolliana
A small native wood cockroach from the south-central United States. It lives under bark and in rotti...
Broad Wood Cockroach
Parcoblatta lata
A distinctive flat, broadly shaped wood cockroach from the southeastern United States. Females have ...
Brown Cockroach
Periplaneta brunnea
A glossy reddish-brown cockroach often confused with the American cockroach. It is slightly smaller ...
Brown-Banded Cockroach
Supella longipalpa
A small cockroach with two distinctive light brown bands across its wings and abdomen. Unlike most c...
Canaliculatus Termite
Reticulitermes chinensis
A subterranean termite widespread across China and one of the primary structural pest species in Chi...
Cane Cockroach
Methana marginalis
A dark brown native cockroach commonly found in cane fields and tropical gardens. It has a distincti...
Cape Mountain Cockroach
Aptera fusca
A large, wingless cockroach endemic to the mountains of South Africa. It lives in fynbos vegetation ...
Cathedral Termite
Nasutitermes triodiae
Builds enormous mound structures up to 8 meters tall — the tallest structures relative to builder si...
Cave Cockroach
Nocticola australiensis
A tiny eyeless cockroach adapted to permanent darkness in limestone caves....
Centurion Cockroach
Gyna centurio
A colorful African cockroach with orange and brown markings on its pronotum. It is named for the hel...
Chrome Cockroach
Gyna caffrorum
A small cockroach with a uniquely translucent, chrome-like pronotum. Nymphs are dark and burrowing w...
Compass Termite
Amitermes laurensis
A termite that builds wedge-shaped mounds oriented east-west, exposing the broad face to the morning...
Conehead Termite
Nasutitermes ephratae
A nasute termite of Central America that builds conspicuous dark nests on tree trunks. Soldiers have...
Cuban Burrowing Cockroach
Byrsotria fumigata
A stocky burrowing cockroach native to Cuba. It spends most of its life underground in tropical soil...
Dampwood Termite
Zootermopsis angusticollis
A large termite species that infests damp and decaying wood in forests of western North America. Its...
Dark Mound Termite
Macrotermes carbonarius
A large fungus-growing termite found across Southeast Asia that builds conspicuous dark mounds. Work...
Dark Southern Drywood Termite
Cryptotermes cavifrons
A native drywood termite of the southeastern United States and Caribbean. They infest hardwoods and ...
Dark Southern Subterranean Termite
Reticulitermes virginicus
A common subterranean termite in the southeastern United States. It is smaller and less destructive ...
Dark Western Drywood Termite
Incisitermes fruticavus
A drywood termite found in arid regions of the southwestern United States. It infests dead wood in d...
Death's Head Cockroach
Blaberus craniifer
A large cockroach with a distinctive skull-like marking on its pronotum. It is a popular feeder inse...
Desert Amitermes
Amitermes wheeleri
A desert-adapted termite found in the arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Col...
Desert Cockroach
Arenivaga bolliana
A sand-dwelling cockroach native to the Chihuahuan Desert of Texas and Mexico. It spends most of its...
Desert Termite
Gnathamitermes tubiformans
A subterranean termite that builds mud tubes over dead grass and cow dung in desert environments. It...
Discoid Cockroach
Blaberus discoidalis
A large flat cockroach with a distinctive discoid body shape and a dark chevron pattern on its pale ...
Domino Cockroach
Therea petiveriana
A strikingly patterned cockroach with white spots on a black body. The nymphs are ground-dwelling an...
Drywood Termite
Cryptotermes brevis
A small termite that lives entirely within dry wood without needing contact with soil. It forms smal...
Dubia Roach
Blaptica dubia
A medium-sized South American cockroach with sexually dimorphic adults: males have full wings while ...
Dusky Cockroach
Periplaneta nigra
A dark-colored cockroach closely related to the American cockroach. It inhabits tropical forests acr...
Dwarf Hisser
Elliptorhina javanica
A smaller hissing cockroach species with a smooth pronotum. It is a popular species in the pet trade...
East African Snouted Termite
Trinervitermes bettonianus
A grass-feeding nasute termite common in East African grasslands and savannas, building small to med...
Egyptian Desert Cockroach
Polyphaga aegyptiaca
A round, heavily armored cockroach found in North African and Middle Eastern deserts. It rolls into ...
Emerald Cockroach
Pseudoglomeris magnifica
A stunning cockroach with brilliant metallic emerald-green coloring. It is one of the most beautiful...
Ethiopian Cockroach
Deropeltis erythrocephala
A striking cockroach with a bright reddish-orange head contrasting with its black body. It is native...
European Dampwood Termite
Kalotermes flavicollis
The most widespread termite in Europe, inhabiting dead branches of oaks and other broadleaf trees. C...
European Subterranean Termite
Reticulitermes lucifugus
The most widespread subterranean termite in southern Europe. It damages wooden structures and histor...
Exploding Termite
Neocapritermes taracua
A soil-feeding termite from French Guiana known for workers that carry backpack-like pouches of toxi...
Field Cockroach
Blattella vaga
A small cockroach similar to the German cockroach but with a dark face. It lives outdoors in irrigat...
Firebrat
Thermobia domestica
A heat-loving relative of the silverfish that thrives at temperatures of 37-39C. Found near furnaces...
Flat-horned Hissing Cockroach
Aeluropoda insignis
A Madagascan cockroach with broad, flattened horns on the pronotum. It lives under bark and in rotti...
Florida Dampwood Termite
Neotermes castaneus
A dampwood termite found in southern Florida and the Caribbean that infests water-damaged wood. Colo...
Florida Drywood Termite
Calcaritermes nearcticus
A small drywood termite native to the southeastern United States. Soldiers have distinctive calcar-l...
Florida Woods Cockroach
Eurycotis floridana
A large, slow-moving, nearly wingless cockroach native to the southeastern United States. It is comm...
Formosan Subterranean Termite
Coptotermes formosanus
One of the most aggressive and destructive termite species in the world, forming massive colonies of...
Freeze-Tolerant Cockroach
Periplaneta japonica
An invasive cockroach from Asia first found in New York City in 2012. Unlike other cockroach species...
Fulviceps Termite
Amitermes hastatus
An Australian termite found in arid and semi-arid zones that builds small subterranean nests. Coloni...
Fulvous Wood Cockroach
Parcoblatta fulvescens
A small tawny-colored wood cockroach from the southeastern United States. It is typically found in p...
German Cockroach
Blattella germanica
The most common indoor cockroach worldwide. A single pair can produce over 300,000 offspring in one ...
Giant Burrowing Cockroach
Macropanesthia rhinoceros
The worlds heaviest cockroach species at up to 35 grams and 80 mm long. Native to Australia, it digs...
Giant Cave Cockroach
Blaberus giganteus
One of the world's largest cockroach species, with a wingspan reaching 15 cm. It inhabits caves and ...
Giant Lobster Cockroach
Henschoutedenia flexivitta
A large African cockroach with a broad, flattened body. It has distinctive banded markings across it...
Giant Northern Termite
Mastotermes darwiniensis
The most primitive living termite and the only surviving member of its family. It retains many cockr...
Giant Termite
Macrognathotermes sunteri
One of Australia's largest termite species with soldiers bearing massive curved mandibles. It builds...
Globe Termite
Globitermes sulphureus
A Southeast Asian termite with soldiers that practice autothysis, or suicidal self-destruction. When...
Globe-nosed Nasute Termite
Nasutitermes nigriceps
A tree-nesting nasute termite from Central and South America that builds dark carton nests high in t...
Glowspot Cockroach
Lucihormetica subcincta
A large dark cockroach with two glowing yellow-green spots on its pronotum produced by bioluminescen...
Grallatotermes Bark Termite
Grallatotermes africanus
An African arboreal termite that builds thin sheeting galleries over tree bark surfaces. Workers for...
Grandidier's Hissing Cockroach
Gromphadorhina grandidieri
A robust hissing cockroach endemic to Madagascar with a dark brown body. Smaller than the common his...
Green Banana Cockroach
Panchlora nivea
A small, bright green cockroach often mistaken for a leaf or small moth. It is a strong flier attrac...
Green Cockroach
Panchlora viridis
A small, bright green cockroach found in tropical forests of northern Australia and the Pacific. Its...
Grenada Tree Termite
Nasutitermes costalis
A common tree-nesting termite found across the Caribbean. It builds large dark carton nests on tree ...
Halloween Hisser
Elliptorhina laevigata
A striking cockroach with dark brown and orange-black coloring. Its smooth pronotum and contrasting ...
Harlequin Cockroach
Neostylopyga rhombifolia
A strikingly patterned cockroach with dark brown and yellow markings on its body. It is a peridomest...
Harvester Termite
Hodotermes mossambicus
One of the few termite species that forages above ground in broad daylight. Workers have functional ...
Hastatus Mound Termite
Tumulitermes hastilis
An Australian nasute termite that builds small, spire-shaped mounds in northern tropical regions. Co...
Heterotermes Subterranean Termite
Heterotermes indicola
A widespread subterranean termite in South Asia causing significant damage to wooden structures and ...
Hooded Cockroach
Diploptera punctata
The only known cockroach that is truly viviparous and produces a protein-rich milk....
Horseshoe Crab Cockroach
Hemiblabera tenebricosa
A stout, dark cockroach whose rounded body shape resembles a horseshoe crab. It is a burrowing speci...
Iberian Subterranean Termite
Reticulitermes grassei
A subterranean termite found in the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France. Colonies build underg...
Indian Domino Cockroach
Therea regularis
A striking wingless cockroach with bold white spots on a jet-black body resembling domino tiles. Nym...
Indian Fungus-growing Termite
Odontotermes obesus
A major fungus-cultivating termite pest in the Indian subcontinent. It causes significant damage to ...
Indian Mound Termite
Odontotermes wallonensis
A common mound-building fungus termite in the Indian subcontinent. Workers forage extensively in agr...
Indian Subterranean Termite
Coptotermes heimi
A destructive subterranean termite common across the Indian subcontinent. It attacks wooden structur...
Indian White Termite
Odontotermes horni
A fungus-cultivating termite common in the forests and agricultural areas of the Indian subcontinent...
Indo-Malaysian Drywood Termite
Cryptotermes cynocephalus
A drywood termite native to Southeast Asia that infests structural wood and furniture. It has spread...
Intermedius Schedorhinotermes
Schedorhinotermes intermedius
One of Australia's most common structural pest termites, known for its dimorphic soldier caste. Colo...
Ivory Coast Fungus Termite
Macrotermes mülleri
A large fungus-growing species found in the humid forests of West and Central Africa. Colonies const...
Ivory-headed Cockroach
Eublaberus posticus
A large cockroach with a distinctive cream-colored pronotum contrasting with dark brown wings. It is...
Javanese Subterranean Termite
Schedorhinotermes javanicus
A subterranean termite found throughout Southeast Asia with a distinctive dimorphic soldier caste co...
Lacessititermes Soldier Termite
Lacessititermes laborator
A Southeast Asian soil-feeding termite known for its highly aggressive soldiers that actively patrol...