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title: "German Cockroach"
description: "Blattella germanica — Insetti e ragni. The German cockroach (Blattella germanica), colloquially known as the croton bug, is a species of small cockroach, typically about 1.1 to 1.6 cm (0.43 to 0.63 in) long."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/german-cockroach
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# German Cockroach

> Blattella germanica — Insetti e ragni. The German cockroach (Blattella germanica), colloquially known as the croton bug, is a species of small cockroach, typically about 1.1 to 1.6 cm (0.43 to 0.63 in) long.

- Scientific name: *Blattella germanica*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 11952
- Wikidata: [Q466194](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466194)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121237](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121237)

## Names

- en: German Cockroach
- de: Deutsche Schabe
- es: Cucaracha rubia
- fr: Blatte germanique
- nl: Duitse kakkerlak
- pt: Baratinha
- pl: Karaczan prusak

## Countries with the most observations

US (2147), RU (571), CA (370), ES (256), MX (233), FR (193), ZA (184), AU (129), UA (128), BR (116), HK (91), DE (72)

## Summary

The German cockroach (Blattella germanica), colloquially known as the croton bug, is a species of small cockroach, typically about 1.1 to 1.6 cm (0.43 to 0.63 in) long. In color it varies from tan to almost black, and it has two dark, roughly parallel, streaks on the pronotum running anteroposteriorly from behind the head to the base of the wings. Although B. germanica has wings, it can barely fly, although it may glide when disturbed. Of the few species of cockroach that are domestic pests, it probably is the most widely troublesome example. It is very closely related to the Asian cockroach, and to the casual observer…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cockroach

## Photo

![German Cockroach](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/german-cockroach/medium.jpg)

Photo: Logan Kuzyk · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238445622

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/german-cockroach?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).