Blattidae (Household Cockroaches)

Species in this group

Catara rugosicollis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Neostylopyga rhombifolia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Polyzosteria viridissima

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Polyzosteria limbata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eurycotis floridana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Periplaneta americana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eurycotis decipiens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Periplaneta lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Archiblatta beccarii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polyzosteria yingina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cosmozosteria trifasciata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Drymaplaneta semivitta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Deropeltis erythrocephala

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Methana convexa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Scabina antipoda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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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 Household Cockroaches

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 15	~30%
	Catara rugosicollis			~30%
2	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 15	~30%
	Harlequin Cockroach			~30%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 15	~30%
	Florida Woods Cockroach			~20%
	American Cockroach			~10%
4	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~30%
	Alpine Metallic Cockroach			~30%
5	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~20%
	Botany Bay Cockroach			~20%
6	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 15	~20%
	Botany Bay Cockroach			~20%
	Scabina antipoda			<5%
7	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
8	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 15	~20%
	Zebra Cockroach			~20%
9	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	~20%
	Harlequin Cockroach			~20%
10	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~20%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~20%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
12	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 15	~10%
	Red-Headed Cockroach			~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
13	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 15	~10%
	Archiblatta beccarii			~10%
14	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 15	~10%
	Catara rugosicollis			~10%
15	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~10%
	Polyzosteria yingina			~10%
16	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
17	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
18	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~10%
	🦋 Cosmozosteria trifasciata			~10%
19	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 15	~10%
	Gisborne Cockroach			~10%
20	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
21	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
22	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
23	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
24	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~10%
	Methana convexa			~10%
25	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			<5%
	Turkestan Cockroach			<5%
26	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	~10%
	Red-Headed Cockroach			~10%
27	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
28	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
29	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
30	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~10%
	Scabina antipoda			~10%
31	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
32	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	~10%
	Red-Headed Cockroach			~10%
33	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
34	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
35	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~10%
36	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
37	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
38	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 15	<5%
	American Cockroach			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	2 of 15	~60%
	American Cockroach			~40%
	Harlequin Cockroach			~30%
2	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 15	~40%
	American Cockroach			~30%
	Harlequin Cockroach			~10%
3	Đà Nẵng	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 15	~40%
	American Cockroach			~40%
4	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 15	~40%
	American Cockroach			~40%
5	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~30%
	American Cockroach			~30%
6	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 15	~30%
	American Cockroach			~30%
7	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 15	~30%
	American Cockroach			~30%
8	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	~30%
	American Cockroach			~30%
9	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 15	~30%
	American Cockroach			~30%
10	Tasikmalaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 15	~30%
	American Cockroach			~30%
11	Shymkent	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 15	~30%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~30%
12	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 15	~30%
	American Cockroach			~30%
13	Xiuying District	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	~30%
	American Cockroach			~30%
14	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	2 of 15	~30%
	American Cockroach			~20%
	Harlequin Cockroach			~10%
15	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	2 of 15	~30%
	American Cockroach			~20%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~10%
16	Tashkent	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	1 of 15	~30%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~30%
17	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 15	~30%
	American Cockroach			~30%
18	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
19	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
20	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
21	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
22	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~10%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~10%
23	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
24	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
25	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
	Harlequin Cockroach			~10%
26	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
	Harlequin Cockroach			~10%
27	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
28	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
29	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
30	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 15	~20%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
31	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
32	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
33	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
34	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
35	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
36	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
37	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 15	~20%
	Gisborne Cockroach			~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
38	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 15	~20%
	Red-Headed Cockroach			~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
39	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 15	~20%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~20%
40	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~10%
	Harlequin Cockroach			<5%
41	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
42	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~10%
	Gisborne Cockroach			~10%
43	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
44	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
45	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
46	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
47	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~10%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~10%
48	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~10%
	Harlequin Cockroach			~10%
49	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
50	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
51	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
52	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 15	~20%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~10%
	American Cockroach			<5%
53	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
54	Xiamen City	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
55	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
56	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
57	Kunming	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
58	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
59	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
60	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 15	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%

Household Cockroaches

Species in this group

Catara rugosicollis

Harlequin Cockroach

Alpine Metallic Cockroach

Botany Bay Cockroach

Florida Woods Cockroach

American Cockroach

Zebra Cockroach

Turkestan Cockroach

Archiblatta beccarii

Polyzosteria yingina

Cosmozosteria trifasciata

Gisborne Cockroach

Red-Headed Cockroach

Methana convexa

Scabina antipoda

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Household Cockroaches

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked