Polyzosteria cuprea Saussure, 1863 is a animal in the Blattidae family, order Blattodea, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Polyzosteria cuprea Saussure, 1863 (Polyzosteria cuprea Saussure, 1863)
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Polyzosteria cuprea Saussure, 1863

Polyzosteria cuprea Saussure, 1863

Polyzosteria cuprea is a wingless, flattened charcoal-grey insect with distinct cream markings on its body and legs.

Family
Genus
Polyzosteria
Order
Blattodea
Class
Insecta

About Polyzosteria cuprea Saussure, 1863

Polyzosteria cuprea is a wingless, dorsally flattened charcoal-grey insect. It has a large, cream-coloured patch on the front of the prothorax tergum, which is the dorsal plate. It also has smaller cream markings on the sides of the next two terga, and cream bands on its legs.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Blattodea Blattidae Polyzosteria

More from Blattidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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