Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 4244260

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)

Ant at Hawker, ACT

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at Hawker, ACT - 20 Oct 2019 08:32 AM
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at Hawker, ACT - 20 Oct 2019 08:32 AM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) 8 Dec 2019 JonLewis
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) 7 Dec 2019 AlisonMilton

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JonLewis wrote:
   8 Dec 2019
Hi Alison, it could be Iridomyrmex rufoniger, which looks similar and is very commonly seen attending insects like this, but can’t quite see it well enough. Cheers, Jon

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Additional information

  • Eucalyptus Associated plant
  • Scale Associated animal
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Scientific name
  • Ant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 817.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 428 images trained Machine learning
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