Ectobius sylvestris

Ectobius sylvestris, known generally as the forest cockroach or lesser cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and temperate Asia.^[1][2][3]

Forest cockroach, Ectobius sylvestris

Forest cockroach, Ectobius sylvestris

Ectobius sylvestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Family:	Ectobiidae
Genus:	Ectobius
Species:	E. sylvestris
Binomial name
Ectobius sylvestris (Poda, 1761)

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Ectobius sylvestris:

• Ectobius sylvestris discrepans Adelung, 1917
• Ectobius sylvestris sylvestris (Poda, 1761)