EPPO Global Database

Gromphadorhina portentosa(GROMPO)

Overview
Code created in: 2014-10-13

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: GROMPO
  • Preferred name: Gromphadorhina portentosa
  • Authority: (Schaum)

Notes

Madagascar. A very large cockroach popular for keeping in terraria, and also used in experimental studies


Common names
Name Language
Madagascar hissing cockroach English
Madagaskar-Fauchschabe German
blatte souffleuse de Madagascar French
cucaracha gigante de Madagascar Spanish
blatta fischiante del Madagascar Italian
sissende kakkerlak Dutch
barata-de-madagascar Portuguese
väsande kackerlacka Swedish
мадагаскарский шипящий таракан Russian
hvæsende kakerlakker Danish
karaczan madagaskarski Polish