Papyrius nitidus
1 Shining Coconut Ant at Stromlo, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Feb 2019 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | BrianSummers | 12 Feb 2019 |
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stick nests on several branches of a sapling. Ants also using holes in ground around base of sapling.
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13 Feb 2019
Thanks - if you are out this way could you please keep your eyes out for the eggs, caterpillar or adult of the Small Ant Blue Butterfly which has a complex relationship with the coconut ant
see https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/Details/23496
see https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/Details/23496
Location information
- Maps Piney Ridge
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- BrianSummers Recorded by
- E. rossii Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- BrianSummers 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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