Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 15 Oct 2018 10:23 AM

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 15 Oct 2018 10:23 AM

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Identification history

	Iridomyrmex purpureus	22 Oct 2018	JonLewis
	Unverified	21 Oct 2018	KMcCue

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User's notes

The ants were feeding on sugars exuded from the nymphs (?) they were protecting

2 comments

JonLewis wrote:

23 Oct 2018

The other insect looks like a leafhopper, Eurymela distincta.

KMcCue wrote:

23 Oct 2018

Many thanks - the ants were very busy, the leaf hoppers tried valiantly to keep out of our sight behind the branch.

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Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
15 Oct 2018 10:23 AM Recorded on
KMcCue Recorded by
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KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
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