Shining Coconut Ant at Michelago, NSW
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 22 Oct 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 21 Oct 2018 | Illilanga |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
Private property. No public access without permission. Multiple (10-15) nests scattered in an area approx. 20 sqm. Not all nest shown in photos.
2 comments
Illilanga
wrote:
21 Oct 2018
See https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3868755 for ant.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
22 Oct 2018
Sandra - have a look at the photos of small ant blue larvae, eggs and butterflies and keep your eye out for this rare butterfly which spends most of its life in the ants nest
Location information
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 20 Oct 2018 10:34 AM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- 910 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Overall Fit for scientific/research use
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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