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Tawny cockroach

Ectobius pallidus

408Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb1
Mar4
Apr7
May32
Jun59
Jul98
Aug100
Sep54
Oct33
Nov6
Dec3

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England63
2Swansea Wales57
3Kent England46
4Devon England41
5Norfolk England16
6Surrey England14
7Cambridgeshire England11
8Cornwall England10
9Sefton England8
10Medway England6
11Suffolk England4
12Isle of Wight England3
13Worcestershire England1
14Somerset England1
15Bath and North East Somerset England1
284 England64 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
408
Peak month
August
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Ectobius pallidus
Group
Other insects
NBN Atlas records since 2000
350
Most recorded in
Dorset, Swansea
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Blattodea
Family
Ectobiidae
Genus
Ectobius
Name with authority
Ectobius pallidus (Olivier, 1789)
Described
1789

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3047118 · GBIF 1998119