Periplaneta

Species in this group

Periplaneta americana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Periplaneta lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Periplaneta

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
2	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~20%
3	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	American Cockroach			~20%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
5	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
7	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
8	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
9	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
10	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
11	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			<5%
	Turkestan Cockroach			<5%
12	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
14	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
15	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
16	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
17	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
18	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
19	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Turkestan Cockroach			~10%
20	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
21	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	American Cockroach			~10%
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	American Cockroach			<5%

Cities Ranked

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

Species in this group

American Cockroach

Turkestan Cockroach

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Periplaneta

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked