Domino Cockroach

              

                   DOMINO COCKROACH

 

SPECIES: Therea petiveriana

 

STATUS: Least Concern

 

HABITAT: The Domino Cockroach lives amongst the leaf litter of the scrub forest of southern India.

 

DIET: Leaf litter

 

GENERAL: The black and white patterns of the adults’ mimics the Six-Spot Ground Beetle (Anthia sexguttata) which when disturbed emits a foul odor that deters predators.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attribution: By School of Ecology and Conservation for the Six-Spot Ground Beetle

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