Description
Red Runner or Turkistan Roaches (Sheffordella lateralis)
Adults measure around 3 cm in length. Adult males are a brownish orange or red, are slender, and have long, yellowish wings which allow it to attract females and to glide. Adult females are dark brown to black, with cream-colored markings on the shield and a cream-colored stripe edging its wings; they are broader than males, and have short vestigial wings.Nymphs are brown in front, black on the rear, and are wingless.
