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American Cockroach

Periplaneta americana
Cucaracha Roja
Family: Blattidae
Order: Blattodea
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Other common names: Cucaracha Americana.


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Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsZorzal Colorado (Turdus rufiventris)29/12/2022Diego Oscar
ArachnidsAraña de los Timbres (Kukulcania hibernalis)19/12/2021Violeta Cicchino
BirdsChinchero Chico (Lepidocolaptes angustirostris)17/03/2018Diego Carus



Number of Photography: 48

Foto
Photography ID: 664031
  Nymph
Cabana, Unquillo
Córdoba
Argentina
12/13/2025
Manuel Eduardo Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 633569
  Adult
Vicente López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/07/2025
Marcos Garberoglio
Foto
Photography ID: 629711
  Nymph
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/28/2025
Emilio Lessa
Foto
Photography ID: 611838
  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/01/2024
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 611837
  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/01/2024
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 610378
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
11/21/2024
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 607157
 San Miguel, capital
Tucumán
Argentina
11/01/2024
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 599739
  Nymph
Florida
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2024
Marcos Garberoglio
Foto
Photography ID: 594628
 San Miguel, capital
Tucumán
Argentina
05/05/2020
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 520058
  Nymph
San Fernando
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/08/2023
Daniel Osvaldo Fernández



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Number of Records: 95



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242540731/01/202617:09ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresAvenida Rivadavia 3453, Comuna 5Nicolas Olejnik
240312613/12/2025ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Los Quebrachitos, Cabana, UnquilloManuel Eduardo Serra
228500207/05/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresQuinta Trabucco, Vicente LópezMarcos Garberoglio
227055328/03/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este ., MaldonadoEmilio Lessa
224255531/01/202513:09ArgentinaSanta FeZona Sur, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
220281601/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguaychú al oeste, GualeguaychúRodolfo Julio Velazquez
219839521/11/2024ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
219593819/11/2024ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Marcos Garberoglio
218204401/11/2024ArgentinaTucumánSan Miguel, capitalViviana Fuentes
214954614/09/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresFloridaMarcos Garberoglio
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.