Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 3375423

Iridomyrmex purpureus

1 Meat Ant at Canberra Central, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 1 Apr 2017 04:17 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 1 Apr 2017 04:17 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 1 Apr 2017 04:17 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 1 Apr 2017 04:17 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 1 Apr 2017 04:17 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 1 Apr 2017 04:17 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 1 Apr 2017 04:17 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 1 Apr 2017 04:17 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 1 Apr 2017 04:17 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 1 Apr 2017 04:17 PM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 3 Apr 2017 samreid007
Iridomyrmex purpureus 2 Apr 2017 David

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Tending to sap-feeders on a small acacia

3 comments

samreid007 wrote:
   3 Apr 2017
Great pictures!
KimPullen wrote:
   19 Apr 2017
The ants are attending psyllids (Psyllidae), probably a species of Acizzia.
David wrote:
   23 Apr 2017
Thanks Kim!

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  • Iridomyrmex purpureus Scientific name
  • Meat Ant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 963.87m Recorded at altitude
  • 698 images trained Machine learning
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