Pallid Sun Roach

Hemithyrsocera palliata · Order: Blattodea · Family: Ectobiidae

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Pallid Sun Roach
Photo: anukma, CC BY

The Pallid Sun Roach is a dark brown cockroach about 12 mm long. Its pronotum is almost oval, black with a golden-yellow edge. It is native to South Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The pronotum is sub-elliptical, black with a golden yellow margin.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It measures roughly 12 mm (about half an inch) in length.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Hemithyrsocera palliata is endemic to South Asia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Pallid Sun Roach photo 2
Photo: anukma, CC BY
Pallid Sun Roach photo 3
Photo: Cheryl Stinchcomb, CC BY
Pallid Sun Roach photo 4
Photo: suhel banerjee, CC BY
Pallid Sun Roach photo 5
Photo: Ian Dugdale, CC BY

Same family (Ectobiidae)

German CockroachGerman CockroachBlattella germanicaCan spread germs or diseasePennsylvania Wood CockroachPennsylvania Wood CockroachParcoblatta pennsylvanicaNuisance, not dangerousAsian CockroachAsian CockroachBlattella asahinaiNuisance, not dangerousBrown-banded CockroachBrown-banded CockroachSupella longipalpaCan spread germs or diseaseVariable CockroachVariable CockroachPlanuncus tingitanusAmber Wood CockroachAmber Wood CockroachEctobius vittiventrisHarmless

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemithyrsocera_palliata

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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