Black cockroach Blatta orientalis

The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.

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Observations
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Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Blatta orientalis
Author
Linnaeus, 1758
Vernacular names
  • ruotsintorakka (Finnish)
  • orientalisk kackerlacka (Swedish)
  • black cockroach (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.206461
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
Status in Finland
  • Anthropogenic
  • Extinct
  • Irregular vagrant
This species is invasive
EstablishmentUnknown
Regulatory Status
  • Finland’s National Strategy on Invasive Alien Species (GR 2012) ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
  • 2019 NA – Not Applicable
  • 2010 NA – Not Applicable
  • 2000 NE – Not Evaluated
Expert
  • Heidi Viljanen
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
  • MVL.232
  • Cockroaches