Lesser Cockroach (Capraiellus panzeri)

Lesser Cockroach, a reference photo — Photo: This image is created by user Wim Rubers at Waarneming.nl, a source of nature observations in the Netherlands. · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Capraiellus panzeri is a species of non-cosmopolitan cockroach in the subfamily Ectobiinae: commonly known by its original (genus) name Ectobius panzeri.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Lesser Cockroach being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Ectobius lucidus
Latiblattella tarasca
Planuncus tingitanus
Phyllodromica subaptera
Cariblatta minima
Ectobius vittiventris

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Ectobiidae
Genus: Capraiellus
Species: Capraiellus panzeri

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