of Parcoblatta, including P. lata, leading to speculation that the winged adults may seek nectar as a source of energy for flying. It is a methanogenic (methane-producing) species, a trait more common in the cockroach families Blaberidae and Blattinae than in the family Blatellidae. The species comprises more than half the biomass of the diet of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis). Additional Images References Cockroaches Insects described in 1865 Taxa named by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl