Magnificent Emerald Roach
Pseudoglomeris magnifica “Cuc Phuong” Mixed nymphs: $40/each ( Not available ) Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $350 ( Not available ) The magnificent emerald roach finally makes its appearance on Roach Crossing with a...
Category: New Species
Mantid Availability 5/13/2022
Mantids are cockroaches’ closest living relative. Like roaches, many are a variation on a simple roachoid body plan with one major difference: mantids are built to kill. All species possess raptorial forearms used for...
Orange-Head Roach
Eublaberus posticus “Limon Province” 15 mixed: $30 ( Contact for Availability ) 60 mixed: $100 ( Contact for Availability ) Long-time hobbyist “Uncle Fenghis” has kept this novel, locality orange-head roach strain propagating in...
Schwarz’s Hooded Roach
Compsodes schwarzi 30 mixed: $20 100 mixed: $60 300 mixed: $160 ( Contact for availability ) Alan Jeon put the extra special effort into collecting this tiny species on Roach Crossing’s first Arizona trip....
Japanese Roach
Periplaneta japonica “New York City” Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $60 Roach fanciers of the United States waste little time. After this species was reported from certain areas of New York City, the collective...
American Roach
Periplaneta americana Cultivar name: “Black” Mixed nymphs: $5/each Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $40 The isolator of this strain is currently being researched. This creation of this pretty cultivar was the first step to...
Death’s Head Roach
Blaberus craniifer Cultivar name: “Euro” Mixed nymphs: $4/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $40 “Euro” is the longest craniifer variety, although more lightly built than the other two. The elytra are typically solid black,...
Southern Belle Roach
Euthlastoblatta sp. “Ocala” Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $70 Hiding among the biological curiosities of the southern United States alongside many invasives and perhaps equally as many undescribed species is a decorated treasure found...
Zebra Wood Roach
Parcoblatta zebra “Buhl” Mixed nymphs: $5/each ( Contact for availability ) Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $40 ( Contact for availability ) Arguably the prettiest Parcoblatta species, zebra roaches have been coveted by hobbyists...
Green Banana Roach
Panchlora nivea “Tuscaloosa” 30 mixed: $30 ( Contact for Availability ) 100 mixed: $80 ( Contact for Availability ) 500 mixed: $350 ( Contact for Availability ) This is the -true- green banana roach! Adults are...
Small-Spotted Balta Roach
Balta notulata Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $40 Balta is a large, confusing genus with many similar-looking roaches. There may be many undescribed species, and even more in related genera. It is highly unlikely...
Speckled Banana Roach
Panchlora sp. “Speckled” Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $40 ( Contact for availability ) 40 mixed nymphs: $100 ( Contact for availability ) Rounding out the captive Panchlora roster with a bit more variety,...
Wright’s Brown-Hooded Roach
Cryptocercus wrighti Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $80 **Long-term Captive Wild Caughts** All Cryptocercus orders come with a free quart of white-rot wood, though additional shipping costs may be incurred for some orders. Brown-hooded...
Kindred Narrow-Wing Log Roach
Panesthia angustipennis cognata “Laos” Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $250 All Panesthia orders come with a free quart of white-rot wood, though additional shipping costs may be incurred for some orders. Roach Crossing’s early...
Discoid Roach
Blaberus discoidalis “Redlands” 15 mixed: $30 70 mixed: $100 300 mixed: $250 (Not available) In the incessant quest to acquire more pure discoid roach lines, Floridian roach enthusiasts have stepped up to the plate....
Boll’s Sand Roach
Arenivaga bolliana “Del Rio” Mixed nymphs: $10/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $80 “Del Rio” was collected by superstar roach collector Alan Jeon in the front yard of another enthusiast. Subsisting on oak leaf...
Robust Barrel Roach
Bantua robusta “Namibia” Mixed nymphs: $10/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $90 Back in the mid 2000s when Roach Crossing wasn’t even a formative thought, the “Bantua robusta / African bullet roach” debacle was...
Parish’s Thin-Nerved Roach
Chorisoneura parishi 40 mixed: $30 100 mixed: $70 Upon first finding this species in Florida circa 2015, its identity was a mystery for some time before better identification resources were available. Found very sparingly...
Swole Horned Roach
Hormetica strumosa Mixed nymphs: $10/each ( Not available ) Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $90 ( Not available ) Unsurprisingly, the genus Lucihormetica was introduced to culture first (most likely due to the stylish...
Striped Sun Roach
Hemithyrsocera vittata Mixed nymphs: $10/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $100 This is my second favorite cockroach and will quickly become an adored species for anyone who puts the effort into keeping them. The...
Pennsylvania Wood Roach
Parcoblatta pennsylvanica “Tuscaloosa” Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $40 Parcoblatta pennsylvanica in name only, this locality is very different from northern strains despite the adult males possessing the identifying paired thoracic structures. There is...
Deceptive Lobe-Wing Roach
Loboptera decipiens Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $40 This is a common species in southern Europe, where it occasionally enters (but does not infest) houses. Outdoors it is often found in anthropogenic habitats, though...
Twin-Tipped Winglet Roach
Lobopterella dimidiatipes Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $30 While very superficially similar to Loboptera decipiens, this species is much easier to please and faster breeding. Adults are more thoroughly marked, though debatably more ornate...
Spotted Mediterranean Roach
Ectobius pallidus Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $30 ***Wild Caughts*** ( Contact for Availability ) Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $40 ( Contact for Availability ) What do horses and a tiny cockroach have...
Pacific Dampwood Termite
Zootermopsis cf. angusticollis Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $100 Minds are repeatedly blown upon learning that termites are nothing more than extremely specialized roaches, and some taxa that look more similar to traditional cockroaches...
Little Gem Roach
Aglaopteryx gemma “Key Largo” Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $80 These exquisite roaches are found throughout the extreme southeastern United States and are probably endemic to that part of the Caribbean. There are numerous...
Discoid Roach
Blaberus discoidalis “Banana Bay” 50 mixed: $60 ( Contact for Availability ) 100 mixed: $100 ( Contact for Availability ) 500 mixed: $450 (Not available) Blaberus discoidalis is a large sized feeder species that...