Since the amber forest cockroach is capable of flight, it accidentally finds its way into human dwellings, especially in areas close to its natural habitat.

The underside of the females' abdomen is predominantly yellowish in color, with narrow dark transverse bands that widen towards the center.

The glandular pits of the males are very large, taking up more than a third of the segment width of the 8th tergite, and are oval-shaped and trough-like in depth.

[1] The natural habitat of the amber forest cockroach is outdoors in low bushes and gardens, often under pots.

The amber wood cockroach is naturally widespread in southern Europe (Mediterranean region), north to south of the Alps.

Also, Planuncus has a whitish stripe between the eyes on the forehead which the amber wood cockroach lacks.

Additionally the nymphs of Planuncus are black with a white transverse stripe, while in the amber wood cockroach they resemble the imago.

In terms of color, shape, and size, they are otherwise very similar; however, the abdomen of Planuncus is dark and of E. vittiventris is lighter.

The spines on the underside of the middle and hind legs also provide a reliable distinguishing feature (see above).

The females sometimes have larger dark spots on the tegmina in E. pallidus which are missing in the amber wood cockroach.

[1] The species can be easily distinguished by the dark longitudinal stripes that only occur in the German cockroach.