1 Meat Ant at Canberra Central, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 3 Apr 2017 | samreid007 | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 2 Apr 2017 | David |
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User's notes
Tending to sap-feeders on a small acacia
3 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
19 Apr 2017
The ants are attending psyllids (Psyllidae), probably a species of Acizzia.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.100515-35.267887
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 1 Apr 2017 04:17 PM Recorded on
- David Recorded by
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Collections
David Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Iridomyrmex purpureus Scientific name
- Meat Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 963.87m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea