American Cockroach

Illustrated: Adult male American cockroach, smooth reddish-brown flattened oval body, pale yellow border surrounding dark pronotum behind partly hidden head. Long brown leathery wings extending slightly past abdomen, two very long threadlike antennae, six spiny legs and paired short jointed rear cerci. Whole antennae in frame.

Periplaneta americana

All languages

English

American Cockroach

Norwegian

amerikansk kakerlakk

Japanese

ワモンゴキブリ — わもんごきぶり — wamongokiburi

Korean

이질바퀴 — ijilbakwi

Spanish

Cucaracha roja africana

French

Blatte américaine

German

Amerikanische Schabe

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.