The Asian cockroach (Blattella asahinai), is a cockroach. It is nearly identical to the German cockroach except for a few very minor differences, and the fact that it can fly quite well. It is about 5/8" long and is tan to brown in colour, and has wings. It has longer wings than the German cockroach, and there is a difference between a groove in the abdomen between the two species. For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Orders Subclass Apterygota Archaeognatha (bristletails) Thysanura (silverfish) Subclass Pterygota Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic) Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Superorder Exopterygota Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera (angel insects) Dermaptera (earwigs) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (stick insects) Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Psocoptera... Families Blaberidae Blattellidae Blattidae Cryptocercidae Polyphagidae Nocticolidae Blattodea are insects of the order (formerly Blattaria) that includes cockroaches. ... Genera Balta Blattella Lobopterella Parcoblatta Supella Symploce The Blattellidea is a family of the Blattodea order (cockroaches). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Cockroaches. ... Binomial name Blattella germanica Linnaeus, 1767 The German cockroach or Croton bug (Blattella germanica) is a small species of cockroach, measuring about 1/2 to 5/8 (1. ...

This species usually tends to prefer the outdoors more than the German cockroach. In fact, there is some speculation the German cockroach may simply be a strain of the Asian cockroach that evolved^{[citation needed]} for indoor habitats. Asian cockroaches are attracted to light.

It can currently be found in tropical and subtropical climates, such as the southeastern United States. It has been found in central Florida and it is reportedly advancing into northern Florida. The first appearances reportedly were recorded in those areas in 1986 or so. The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... Subtropical (or semitropical) areas are those adjacent to the tropics, usually roughly defined as the ranges 23. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

The Asian cockroach has expanded its range into 8 counties in southern Alabama and 7 counties in southern Georgia (Snoddy and Appel, 2007). Its population reaches it zeinth in late August and declines rapidly with the onset of cool weather(Snoddy and Appel, 2007). During adverse weather conditions such as cold weather or dry conditions the Asian cockroach will burrow down into the leaf litter (Snoddy and Appel, 2007).