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Peppered cockroach

Archimandrita tessellata Rehn, 1903

Status not recordedinsects

The peppered cockroach (Archimandrita tessellata) is a species in the family Blaberidae, order Blattodea.

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Quick facts about the peppered cockroach

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 peppered cockroach live?

Not recorded

Is the peppered 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 peppered cockroach classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderBlattodea
  5. familyBlaberidae
  6. genusArchimandrita
  7. SpeciesArchimandrita tessellata Rehn, 1903
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Tessellated gargantuan cockroachEnglish
  • šváb velkokřídlýCzech
  • Karaczan olbrzymiPolish
  • Таракан архимандритRussian
  • Karaczan wielkoskrzydłyPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the peppered cockroach

Other species in the same genus Archimandrita.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the peppered cockroach?

The peppered cockroach (Archimandrita tessellata) belongs to the family Blaberidae in the order Blattodea.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Peppered cockroach (Archimandrita tessellata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/peppered-cockroach

MLA

“Peppered cockroach (Archimandrita tessellata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/peppered-cockroach.

BibTeX
@misc{peppered_cockroach_2026,
  title = {Peppered cockroach (Archimandrita tessellata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/peppered-cockroach},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}