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Brownbanded cockroach

Supella longipalpa (Fabricius, 1798)

Status not recordedinsects

The brownbanded cockroach (Supella longipalpa) is a species in the family Pseudophyllodromiidae, order Blattodea. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Egypt, Estonia and Iran.

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Quick facts about the brownbanded cockroach

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the brownbanded cockroach live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The brownbanded cockroach is listed for 4 countries.

United States of AmericaIranEstoniaEgypt
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Egypt
  2. Estonia
  3. Iran
  4. United States

Why a country list is not a range map

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the brownbanded cockroach as introduced in 12 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Swedeninvasive
  2. United Arab Emiratesinvasive
  3. Costa Rica
  4. Cyprus
  5. Denmark
  6. France
  7. Germany
  8. Ireland
  9. Israel
  10. Japan
  11. Singapore
  12. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the brownbanded cockroach endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the brownbanded cockroach classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderBlattodea
  5. familyPseudophyllodromiidae
  6. genusSupella
  7. SpeciesSupella longipalpa (Fabricius, 1798)

Synonyms Blatta cubensis, Blatta extenuata, Blatta incisa, Blatta longipalpa, Blatta phalerata, Blatta subfasciata, Blatta supellectilium, Blatta transversalis, Ischnoptera quadriplaga, Ischnoptera vacillans, Phyllodromica supellectilium, Supella supellectilium

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Brown-banded cockroachEnglish
  • šváb hnědopruhýCzech
  • Brunstribet kakerlakDanish
  • MöbelschabeGerman
  • Cucaracha de bandas pardasSpanish
  • ranskantorakkaFinnish
  • Blatte rayéeFrench
  • תיקן הבתיםHebrew
  • Blatta dei mobiliItalian
  • チャオビゴキブリJapanese
  • Juostasparnis prūsokasLithuanian
  • brunbeltet kakerlakkNorwegian Bokmål
  • HuiskakkerlakDutch
  • brunbelta kakerlakkNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Barata de Faixa MarromPortuguese
  • Мебельный тараканRussian
  • radiokackerlackaSwedish
  • แมลงสาบแถบสีน้ำตาลThai
  • 褐帶皮蠊Chinese
  • BraunbandschabeGerman
  • blatte à bandes brunesFrench
  • Blatte des meublesFrench
  • brunbandad kackerlackaSwedish
  • 長鬚帶蠊Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brownbanded cockroach

Other species in the same genus Supella.

CompareBrownbanded cockroach vs Supella chapiniBrownbanded cockroach vs Supella gemmaBrownbanded cockroach vs Supella mirabilisBrownbanded cockroach vs Supella occidentalis

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the brownbanded cockroach live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the brownbanded cockroach for 4 countries: Egypt, Estonia, Iran and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the brownbanded cockroach an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the brownbanded cockroach as invasive in 2 countries: Sweden and United Arab Emirates. It lists it as introduced in 12 in all.

What kind of animal is the brownbanded cockroach?

The brownbanded cockroach (Supella longipalpa) belongs to the family Pseudophyllodromiidae in the order Blattodea.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brownbanded cockroach (Supella longipalpa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brownbanded-cockroach

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BibTeX
@misc{brownbanded_cockroach_2026,
  title = {Brownbanded cockroach (Supella longipalpa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brownbanded-cockroach},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}