Camponotus suffusus
Golden-tailed sugar ant at Dunlop, ACT
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| Camponotus suffusus | JonLewis | 20 Feb 2019 | |
| Camponotus aeneopilosus | CathB | 20 Feb 2019 |
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User's notes
Seemed to be attending some kind of scale lined up along the leaf veins. Not sure what the smaller yellow dots are.
1 comment
21 Feb 2019
Hi Cath, great photos. You can tell it is Camponotus suffusus rather than Camponotus aeneopilosus by the red legs, which you can see well in your photos.
Cheers, Jon
Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.076835-35.266877
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 20 Feb 2019 08:18 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Camponotus suffusus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Camponotus suffusus Scientific name
- Golden-tailed sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 899.01m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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