Papyrius nitidus
1 Shining Coconut Ant at Deakin, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | JonLewis | 31 Jul 2019 | |
| Podomyrma gratiosa | kieranh | 30 Jul 2019 |
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User's notes
One of a number of winged individuals in recorded coconut ant colony- presumably readying for nuptial flight?. Light showers the day before.
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Location information
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- kieranh Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
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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