Panchlora Pycnoscelus mixup

Sphynx016 · Jul 18, 2016

When i first got first got these 2 types of roach nymphs i thought nothing of it .Little did I know how easy they would be to mix up ): .i know that surinams have a fuzzy bottom but at times it fades away and i cant see.so can some one tell me any ways to tell these apart?

Thank You

Hisserdude · Jul 18, 2016

The nymphs of these two genera look similar but there is an easy way to tell them apart when they are large nymphs: Pycnoscelus can climb glass, Panchlora can not. However small Pycnoscelus seem to lack the ability to climb so they have to be large nymphs. Panchlora nivea nymphs are apparently a greenish color underneath, so that's another way to tell the difference.

Sphynx016 · Jul 18, 2016

can you show me a pic of the somewhat greenish color?also do younger nymphs have it?

Hisserdude · Jul 19, 2016

Sphynx016 said:
can you show me a pic of the somewhat greenish color?also do younger nymphs have it?

Sorry, I read that fact in a book, I actually don't have any Panchlora nymphs yet, and the only species of Panchlora I have are Panchlora sp. "White", and the nymphs may look different than that of P.nivea.