Blaberidae (Giant Cockroaches)

Species in this group

Elliptorhina coquereliana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Blaberus giganteus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Blaberus craniifer

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Opisthoplatia orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Aptera fusca

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Achroblatta luteola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Blaberus discoidalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Blepharodera ciliata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Archimandrita tessellata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Panesthia australis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Laxta granicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eublaberus distanti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Panchlora nivea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epilampra maya

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gyna caffrorum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hormetica sexnotata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oxyhaloa deusta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Endemic

Poeciloblatta angusta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nauphoeta cinerea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Giant Cockroaches

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 20	~50%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			~30%
	Achroblatta luteola			~10%
	Banana Cockroach			~10%
2	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 20	~40%
	Dark Dwarf Hisser			~40%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 20	~30%
	Death’s Head Cockroach			~30%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 20	~30%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			~20%
	Trinidad Bat-Cave Roach			~10%
5	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 20	~30%
	Amphibious Litter Cockroach			~30%
6	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 20	~30%
	Cape Mountain Cockroach			~20%
	Poeciloblatta angusta			<5%
	Pet Redhead Roach			<5%
7	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	~20%
	Cape Mountain Cockroach			~20%
8	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	~20%
	Cape Mountain Cockroach			~20%
9	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 20	~20%
	Speckled Burrowing Cockroach			~10%
	Cape Mountain Cockroach			~10%
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 20	~20%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			~10%
	Achroblatta luteola			~10%
11	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~20%
	Maya Cockroach			~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
12	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 20	~20%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			~20%
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			~10%
14	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 20	~10%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			~10%
	Banana Cockroach			~10%
15	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 20	~10%
	🦋 Discoid Roach			~10%
16	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Peppered Cockroach			~10%
17	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Australian Wood Cockroach			~10%
18	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 20	~10%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			~10%
19	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 20	~10%
	Ghost Porcelain Roach			~10%
	Pet Redhead Roach			<5%
	Cinereous Cockroach			<5%
20	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Bark Cockroach			~10%
21	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 20	~10%
	Death’s Head Cockroach			~10%
22	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 20	~10%
	Death’s Head Cockroach			~10%
23	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
	Banana Cockroach			<5%
24	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			~10%
25	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			~10%
26	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
	Hormetica sexnotata			~10%
27	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			~10%
28	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	~10%
	Ghost Porcelain Roach			~10%
29	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 20	~10%
	Bark Cockroach			<5%
	Australian Wood Cockroach			<5%
30	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Bark Cockroach			~10%
31	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
32	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Bark Cockroach			~10%
33	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
34	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%
35	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	<5%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			<5%
36	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	<5%
	Banana Cockroach			<5%
37	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	<5%
	Giant Cave Cockroach			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 20	~20%
	🦋 Discoid Roach			~20%
2	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	2 of 20	~20%
	Amphibious Litter Cockroach			~20%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%
3	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 20	~20%
	Surinam Cockroach			~20%
4	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~20%
	Surinam Cockroach			~20%
5	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 20	~20%
	Amphibious Litter Cockroach			~20%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%
6	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~20%
	Surinam Cockroach			~20%
7	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~20%
	Surinam Cockroach			~20%
8	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 20	~20%
	Surinam Cockroach			~20%
9	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 20	~20%
	Amphibious Litter Cockroach			~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
10	Fuzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 20	~20%
	Amphibious Litter Cockroach			~20%
11	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 20	~20%
	Surinam Cockroach			~20%
12	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~20%
	Surinam Cockroach			~20%
13	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	2 of 20	~10%
	Amphibious Litter Cockroach			~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
14	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 20	~10%
	Cape Mountain Cockroach			~10%
	Poeciloblatta angusta			<5%
	Pet Redhead Roach			<5%
15	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
	Banana Cockroach			<5%
16	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
	Banana Cockroach			<5%
17	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
	Banana Cockroach			<5%
18	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
19	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
20	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
21	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
22	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
23	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 20	~10%
	Amphibious Litter Cockroach			~10%
24	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 20	~10%
	Pet Redhead Roach			~10%
	Poeciloblatta angusta			<5%
25	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
26	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 20	~10%
	Australian Wood Cockroach			<5%
	Bark Cockroach			<5%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%
	Cinereous Cockroach			<5%
27	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
28	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
29	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
30	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 20	~10%
	Bark Cockroach			~10%
	Australian Wood Cockroach			<5%
31	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	~10%
	Pet Redhead Roach			~10%
32	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
33	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
34	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
35	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
36	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
37	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
38	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
39	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
40	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
41	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
42	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
43	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
44	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
45	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
46	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
47	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
48	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
49	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 20	~10%
	Amphibious Litter Cockroach			~10%
50	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
51	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
52	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 20	~10%
	Surinam Cockroach			~10%
53	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	<5%
	Banana Cockroach			<5%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%
54	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	<5%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%
55	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	<5%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%
56	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 20	<5%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%
57	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 20	<5%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%
58	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%
59	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	<5%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%
60	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Surinam Cockroach			<5%

Giant Cockroaches

Species in this group

Dark Dwarf Hisser

Giant Cave Cockroach

Death’s Head Cockroach

Amphibious Litter Cockroach

Cape Mountain Cockroach

Achroblatta luteola

Discoid Roach

Speckled Burrowing Cockroach

Peppered Cockroach

Australian Wood Cockroach

Bark Cockroach

Trinidad Bat-Cave Roach

Banana Cockroach

Surinam Cockroach

Maya Cockroach

Ghost Porcelain Roach

Hormetica sexnotata

Pet Redhead Roach

Poeciloblatta angusta

Cinereous Cockroach

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Giant Cockroaches

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked