Parcoblatta virginica
# Parcoblatta virginica

Parcoblatta virginica, the Virginia wood cockroach, is a small cockroach species of the genus Parcoblatta, measuring about a centimeter long as an adult.

## Description

Adult males of this species like adult males of several other species of Parcoblatta are full winged and orangish in color. Adult females are brachypterous and can be from rusty brown to almost black. Nymphs can be brown to black. Adults and older nymphs usually have a blackish or dark stained head.

| | Male | Female |
| - | - | - |
| Body length | 11.5–15.4 mm (0.45–0.61 in) | 10.3–12.5 mm (0.41–0.49 in) |
| Pronotum length | 2.7–3.6 mm (0.11–0.14 in) | 3.2–3.8 mm (0.13–0.15 in) |
| Pronotum width | 3.4–4.4 mm (0.13–0.17 in) | 4.1–4.9 mm (0.16–0.19 in) |
| Tegmina length | 12.8–16.7 mm (0.50–0.66 in) | 3.3–4.9 mm (0.13–0.19 in) |
| Tegmina width | 4.3–5.7 mm (0.17–0.22 in) | 2.7–3.3 mm (0.11–0.13 in) |

## Distribution

The distribution of the species is limited to Ontario, Canada and the eastern United States, including Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

## Additional images

* Adult female P. virginica from North Carolina
