Papyrius nitidus
2 Shining Coconut Ant at Deakin, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Apr 2019 | |
| Unverified | kieranh | 24 Apr 2019 |
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Damaged ant-built structures? Ants with coconut odour
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Location information
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- kieranh Recorded by
- Eucalyptus sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- kieranh 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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6 / 7
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