Coptotermes sp. (genus)
Termite at Hackett, ACT
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| Coptotermes sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 27 Dec 2018 | |
| Coptotermes sp. (genus) | silverseastarsong | 19 Dec 2018 | |
| Amitermes | silverseastarsong | 17 Dec 2018 |
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User's notes
I'm not familiar with the two species in Canberra, Amitermes xylophagus and A. neogermanus. Can they be distinguished from these photos?
1 comment
18 Dec 2018
I don't think Coptotermes makes mounds -- but if they do, then I can't rule out that genus right now.
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- silverseastarsong Recorded by
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- Insects Termites (superfamily Termitoidea) Other insects silverseastarsong Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Coptotermes sp. (genus)
Species information
- Coptotermes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Termite Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1364m Recorded at altitude
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