Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Paddys River, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.908480-35.463181
• Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
• Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

• 101 - 1,000 Abundance
• 24 May 2019 04:36 PM Recorded on
• Christine Recorded by

• Collections

  Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Iridomyrmex purpureus Scientific name
• Meat Ant Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 963.87m Recorded at altitude
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• Synonyms

  Iridomyrmex purpurea

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