Papyrius nitidus
Shining Coconut Ant at Paddys River, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Oct 2018 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | roymcd | 24 Oct 2018 |
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Approximate location, within a stone's throw of the main road. Large dead gum tree with coconut ant colonies at base, discovered by Dr. Mulvaney.
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25 Oct 2018
Suzi, Roy and I had a good look for caterpillars, eggs and pupa cases but none seen - this was an area of Yellow -Box red Gum woodland and it seems that the coconut ant is widespread throughout this community in the ACT. This was the only nest we found after abut an hour of looking
Location information
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- roymcd Recorded by
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- roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papyrius nitidus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 860.96m Recorded at altitude
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