Papyrius nitidus

1 Shining Coconut Ant at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Papyrius nitidus	28 Jun 2019	JonLewis
	Papyrius nitidus	28 Jun 2019	Christine

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Found on a sapling and another tree near to where Tim found the larger group of these ants, presumably all from the same colony. This area was burnt within the past two years.

2 comments

JonLewis wrote:

29 Jun 2019

Great photos Christine.

Christine wrote:

29 Jun 2019

Thanks for being kind Jon, and thanks for all of your time, expertise and effort in ID-ing all my ant photos.

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Location information

Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
Christine Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
Shining Coconut Ant Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
915 images trained Machine learning
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