Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Acton, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | SimonDunstan | 12 Oct 2024 | |
| Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 12 Feb 2020 | |
| Unverified | YellowButton | 12 Feb 2020 |
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2 comments
13 Feb 2020
Hi YellowButton, this is probably an Iridomyrmex queen, possibly Iridomyrmex purpureus, looking for a place to dig a nest, similar to sighting 4249723. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.119767-35.292969
- Altitude 563.7m
- Maps Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Jan 2018 12:30 PM Recorded on
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- Was alone Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- YellowButton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
Record quality
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