Supella longipalpa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The brown-banded cockroach (Supella longipalpa) is a species of small cockroach, measuring about 10 to 14 mm long and the most well-known in the genus Supella. It is tan to light brown and has two light-colored bands across the wings and abdomen, which may sometimes appear to be broken or irregular but are quite noticeable. The bands may be partly obscured by the wings. The male has wings that cover the abdomen, while the female has wings that do not cover the abdomen completely. The male appears more slender than the female, the female appears wider.
The brown-banded cockroach has a fairly wide distribution, being found in the northeastern, southern, and midwest regions of the United States quite commonly. They are one of the most recent alien cockroaches to form breeding colonies in Britain and Ireland. They need less moisture than the German cockroach so they tend to be more broadly distributed in the home, such as in living rooms and bedrooms. They can often be found in homes and apartments, but are less common in restaurants. They tend not to be found in the daytime, since they avoid light.
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 4 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Coimbatore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Dhaka | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 10 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Banded Cockroach sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 178th most-seen of the 323 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, April and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Banded Cockroach in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–June and August–December, the lowest months.
24th of 34
Of the 34 cities where we can rate Brown-Banded Cockroach sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 24th at about 10%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 30%), Vasai-Virar (India, about 30%) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia, about 20%).
Same family: Ectobiidae
The closest relatives of the Brown-Banded Cockroach that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (family Ectobiidae, Wood Cockroaches) are Sundablatta sexpunctata (about 10%), Pseudophyllodromia laticeps (about 10%) and Hemithyrsocera vittata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-Banded Cockroach is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (9 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
