Shining Coconut Ant at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 24 Oct 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 24 Oct 2018 | roymcd |
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User's notes
Approximate location, within a stone's throw of the main road. Large dead gum tree with coconut ant colonies at base, discovered by Dr. Mulvaney.
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MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
25 Oct 2018
Suzi, Roy and I had a good look for caterpillars, eggs and pupa cases but none seen - this was an area of Yellow -Box red Gum woodland and it seems that the coconut ant is widespread throughout this community in the ACT. This was the only nest we found after abut an hour of looking
Location information
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 23 Oct 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
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