Amber Wood Cockroach
Arthropods Daily · No. 1143 Amber Wood CockroachEctobius vittiventris
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Amber Wood Cockroach
Amber Wood Cockroach (Ectobius vittiventris) – species of epifamily “Household Cockroaches and Allies“

Ectobius vittiventris is a cockroach that mainly lives in the South of the Alps. During the past years, it managed to spread in the Northern regions of the Alps and can regularly be seen in Swiss cities like Bern and Zurich.

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Amber Wood Cockroach

Ectobius vittiventris is a cockroach that mainly lives in the South of the Alps. During the past years, it managed to spread in the Northern regions of the Alps and can regularly be seen in Swiss cities like Bern and Zurich.