title: Ectobius sylvestris
text: # Ectobius sylvestris
  
  Ectobius sylvestris, known generally as the forest cockroach or lesser cockroach, is a species of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and temperate Asia.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  These two subspecies belong to the species Ectobius sylvestris:
  
  * Ectobius sylvestris discrepans Adelung, 1917
  * Ectobius sylvestris sylvestris (Poda, 1761)
  