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Smokey-Brown cockroach

Latin Name:: Periplaneta fuliginosa
Appearance:: A large species of cockroach, winged, and growing to a length of 1 1/4"-1 3/8". It is brown in colour. It is closely related to the American cockroach however is easily distinguishable from it. It has a uniformly dark brown mahogany colour. Its thorax is dark and siny, unlike the light rimmed pattern of the American cockroach. It is very common the southern United States, and in tropical climates. It can be found in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and other moist gulf coastal states, and along the southern Mississippi River.
Habit:: It does well in moist conditions and it sems to be most commonly concentrated in moist concealed areas. It often lives around the perimeter of buildings, and it is common species outdoors in souther US states. Prefers to live outdoors. Populations are relatively immobile compared with other species.
Diet:: It can feed off a wide array of organic (including decaying) matter like most cockroaches, it is a scavenger. It tends to lose more moisture than its relatives and requires water every 2-3 days. It may comes indoors to look for food, and even to live, however, in warm weather it may move outdoors and enter buildings looking for food.
Reproduction:: Egg capsules hatch in 24 to 70 days. Each contains an average of 20 eggs. Females reach maturity in 320 days and produce an average of seven capsules. Adults can live up to 200 days.
Other:: Particularly numerous in southeastern United States, they fly toward lights at night.