Iridomyrmex purpureus

1 Meat Ant at Michelago, NSW

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 12 Aug 2018
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 12 Aug 2018
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 12 Aug 2018
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 12 Aug 2018
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 12 Aug 2018
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Iridomyrmex purpureus 6 Apr 2019 JonLewis
Iridomyrmex purpureus 6 Apr 2019 Illilanga

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3 comments

JonLewis wrote:
   7 Apr 2019
These photos are spectacular! Thanks, Jon
KimPullen wrote:
   20 Apr 2019
Attending the scale insect Cryptes baccatus.
Illilanga wrote:
   20 Apr 2019
Related sighting: Scale insect & mealybug (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Cryptes baccatus (Wattle Tick Scale) on 12 Aug 2018

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Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Michelago, NSW - 24 Apr 2020 by Illilanga
Sorghum leiocladum (Wild Sorghum) at Michelago, NSW - 24 Apr 2020 by Illilanga
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Michelago, NSW - 6 Apr 2020 by Illilanga
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Fimbristylis dichotoma (A Sedge) at Michelago, NSW - 23 Feb 2020 by Illilanga
Artamus cyanopterus (Dusky Woodswallow) at Michelago, NSW - 23 Feb 2020 by Illilanga
Adversaeschna brevistyla (Blue-spotted Hawker) at Michelago, NSW - 23 Feb 2020 by Illilanga
Myrmecia nigriceps (Black-headed bull ant) at Michelago, NSW - 13 Jan 2020 by Illilanga
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Michelago, NSW - 13 Jan 2020 by Illilanga
Poecilometis patruelis (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Michelago, NSW - 18 Apr 2019 by Illilanga
Pardalotus punctatus (Spotted Pardalote) at Michelago, NSW - 17 Mar 2019 by Illilanga
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Michelago, NSW - 17 Mar 2019 by Illilanga
Alternanthera denticulata (Lesser Joyweed) at Michelago, NSW - 17 Mar 2019 by Illilanga
Gerridae sp. (family) (Unidentified water strider) at Michelago, NSW - 17 Mar 2019 by Illilanga
Hibbertia obtusifolia (Grey Guinea-flower) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Mentha diemenica (Wild Mint, Slender Mint) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Brachyscome aculeata (Hill Daisy) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Monolepta sp. (genus) (Leaf beetle) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Geranium potentilloides (Soft Crane's-bill) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Parasynthemis regina (Royal Tigertail) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Synthemis eustalacta (Swamp Tigertail) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Isodontia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Grass-carrying wasp) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Jan 2019 by Illilanga
Dichondra sp. Inglewood (J.M.Dalby 86/93) Qld Herbarium (Kidney Weed) at Michelago, NSW - 29 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Myiagra rubecula (Leaden Flycatcher) at Michelago, NSW - 13 Oct 2018 by KumikoCallaway
Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Michelago, NSW - 13 Oct 2018 by Illilanga
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Michelago, NSW - 13 Oct 2018 by Illilanga
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Michelago, NSW - 13 Oct 2018 by Illilanga
Crematogaster sp. (genus) (Acrobat ant, Cocktail ant) at Michelago, NSW - 13 Oct 2018 by Illilanga
Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Oct 2018 by Illilanga
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Oct 2018 by Illilanga
Habronestes bradleyi (Bradley's Ant-Eating Spider) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Oct 2018 by Illilanga
Austropeplea sp. (genus) (Freshwater snail) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Aug 2018 by Illilanga
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Aug 2018 by Illilanga
Cryptes baccatus (Wattle Tick Scale) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Aug 2018 by Illilanga
Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Aug 2018 by Illilanga
Exocarpos cupressiformis (Cherry Ballart) at Michelago, NSW - 22 Jul 2018 by Illilanga
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Michelago, NSW - 22 Jul 2018 by Illilanga
Perginae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified pergine sawfly) at Michelago, NSW - 22 Jul 2018 by Illilanga
Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant) at Michelago, NSW - 23 Feb 2018 by Illilanga
Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Michelago, NSW - 3 Jan 2018 by Illilanga
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Michelago, NSW - 3 Jan 2018 by Illilanga
Sorghum leiocladum (Wild Sorghum) at Michelago, NSW - 3 Jan 2018 by Illilanga
Brachyscome dentata (Lobe-Seed Daisy) at Michelago, NSW - 3 Jan 2018 by Illilanga
Opodiphthera eucalypti (Emperor Gum Moth) at Michelago, NSW - 9 Dec 2017 by Illilanga
Eurymelops rubrovittata (Red-lined Leaf Hopper) at Michelago, NSW - 9 Dec 2017 by Illilanga
Carlia tetradactyla (Southern Rainbow Skink) at Michelago, NSW - 15 Nov 2017 by Illilanga
Adversaeschna brevistyla (Blue-spotted Hawker) at Michelago, NSW - 15 Nov 2017 by Illilanga
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Michelago, NSW - 15 Nov 2017 by Illilanga
Taxeotis intextata (Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis) at Michelago, NSW - 5 Nov 2017 by Illilanga
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Michelago, NSW - 5 Nov 2017 by Illilanga
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Michelago, NSW - 5 Nov 2017 by Illilanga
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Michelago, NSW - 5 Nov 2017 by Illilanga
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Oct 2016 by Illilanga
Chelodina longicollis (Eastern Long-necked Turtle) at Michelago, NSW - 21 Oct 2016 by Illilanga
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Michelago, NSW - 21 Oct 2016 by Illilanga
Acacia ulicifolia (Prickly Moses) at Michelago, NSW - 20 Oct 2016 by Illilanga
Stuartina muelleri (Spoon Cudweed) at Michelago, NSW - 9 Oct 2016 by Illilanga
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at Michelago, NSW - 9 Oct 2016 by Illilanga
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at Michelago, NSW - 10 Apr 2016 by RyuCallaway
Petroica boodang (Scarlet Robin) at Michelago, NSW - 10 Apr 2016 by RyuCallaway
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Michelago, NSW - 14 Feb 2016 by Illilanga
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Michelago, NSW - 15 Feb 2015 by Illilanga
Turneromyia sp. (genus) (Zebra spider wasp) at Michelago, NSW - 15 Feb 2015 by Illilanga
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Michelago, NSW - 15 Feb 2015 by Illilanga
Phylloporus sp. (Phylloporus sp.) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Jan 2015 by Illilanga
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Michelago, NSW - 4 Jan 2015 by Illilanga
Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth) at Michelago, NSW - 4 Jan 2015 by Illilanga
Myiagra rubecula (Leaden Flycatcher) at Michelago, NSW - 1 Nov 2014 by Illilanga
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Michelago, NSW - 26 Oct 2014 by Illilanga
Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler) at Michelago, NSW - 31 Dec 2012 by Illilanga
Cormobates leucophaea (White-throated Treecreeper) at Michelago, NSW - 25 Jun 2012 by Illilanga
Petroica boodang (Scarlet Robin) at Michelago, NSW - 10 Jun 2012 by Illilanga
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at Michelago, NSW - 20 May 2012 by Illilanga
Climacteris picumnus (Brown Treecreeper) at Michelago, NSW - 20 May 2012 by Illilanga
Artamus cyanopterus (Dusky Woodswallow) at Michelago, NSW - 7 Jan 2012 by Illilanga
Neosparassus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Badge huntsman) at Michelago, NSW - 27 Nov 2011 by Illilanga
Ocirrhoe unimaculata (Green Stink Bug) at Michelago, NSW - 13 Nov 2011 by Illilanga
Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata (Fuzzy New Holland Daisy) at Michelago, NSW - 24 Oct 2010 by Illilanga
Eretmocera (genus) (Scythrididae family) at Michelago, NSW - 24 Oct 2010 by Illilanga
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Michelago, NSW - 28 Sep 2010 by Illilanga
Lissanthe strigosa subsp. subulata (Peach Heath) at Michelago, NSW - 28 Sep 2010 by Illilanga
Erodium cicutarium (Common Storksbill, Common Crowfoot) at Michelago, NSW - 27 Sep 2010 by Illilanga
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Michelago, NSW - 24 Oct 2008 by Illilanga

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 12 Aug 2018 02:29 PM Recorded on
  • Illilanga Recorded by

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  • Acacia rubida Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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