Iridomyrmex purpureus

1 Meat Ant at Tharwa, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.070015-35.508969
• Altitude 566.6m
• Maps Tharwa Bridge
• Places Tharwa, ACT

Sighting information

• 101 - 1,000 Abundance
• 18 Feb 2020 12:29 PM Recorded on
• RodDeb Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm 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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