Florida woods cockroach
Scientific name: Eurycotis floridana (Walker, 1868)
Overview
The Florida woods cockroach is a large cockroach species which typically grows to a length of 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in). When alarmed, adults can eject an extremely foul-smelling directional spray up to one metre (3.3 ft), which inspired several of its other common names: Florida skunk roach, Florida stinkroach, skunk cockroach, skunk roach, stinking cockroach, and stinkroach. Two other naming variations include Florida cockroach and Florida woods roach.
From the Wikipedia article “Florida woods cockroach”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Alabama; Florida; Georgia; Mississippi.
Common names
Also known in English as Florida cockroach, Florida stinkroach, Florida woods roach, palmettobug, skunk cockroach, stinking cockroach, stinkroach.
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: Blattodea Species File.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — names in other languages. Q4667802, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Florida woods cockroach”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — Happy1892, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026