''Ellipsidion humerale'', or common ellipsidion or bush cockroach, is a harmless species of

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native to northern parts of

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and also found in the vicinity of

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, Western Australia and

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, Queensland.Adult Ellipsidion humerale
at Save Our Waterways Now project, Brisbane

References

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