Hairy Coconut Ant at Symonston, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius sp (undescribed) | 19 May 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 20 Sep 2018 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 20 Sep 2018 | SWishart |
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User's notes
Following CNM advice, we squashed one to test its scent - overpoweringly coconut (which I really like).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.140697-35.356692
- Altitude 645.2m
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 18 Sep 2018 11:13 AM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius sp (undescribed) Scientific name
- Hairy Coconut Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 733.09m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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