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Common Roachfly

Tallaperla maria (Needham & Smith, 1916)

Status not recordedinsects

The common roachfly (Tallaperla maria) is a species in the family Peltoperlidae, order Plecoptera.

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Quick facts about the common roachfly

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
Not recorded

Where does the common roachfly live?

Not recorded

Is the common roachfly 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 common roachfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPlecoptera
  5. familyPeltoperlidae
  6. genusTallaperla
  7. SpeciesTallaperla maria (Needham & Smith, 1916)

Synonyms Peltoperla dorothea, Peltoperla maria

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common roachfly

Other species in the same genus Tallaperla.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common roachfly?

The common roachfly (Tallaperla maria) belongs to the family Peltoperlidae in the order Plecoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common Roachfly (Tallaperla maria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-roachfly

MLA

“Common Roachfly (Tallaperla maria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-roachfly.

BibTeX
@misc{common_roachfly_2026,
  title = {Common Roachfly (Tallaperla maria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-roachfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}