This cockroach is about 1 1/2" long as an adult. It is reddish-brown with light markings behind the head. The cerci at the tip of the abdomen are long and thin. In residential areas, these cockroaches live in basements and sewers, and may move outdoors into yards during warm weather. These cockroaches are common in basements, crawl spaces, cracks and crevices of porches, foundations, and walkways adjacent to buildings. They are reddish brown and have a yellowish margin on the body region behind the head. Immature cockroaches resemble adults except that they are wingless.