Melophorus rufoniger
1 Red and Black Furnace Ant at Michelago, NSW
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| Melophorus rufoniger | JonLewis | 5 Apr 2020 | |
| Unverified | Illilanga | 4 Apr 2020 |
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5 Apr 2020
I was worried that this ant was out in cold weather - then I looked at the date it was recorded! Like Camponotus, Melophorus is a genus that has different cast sizes, and this is a major. Nice photos, thanks Sandra. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.155362-35.779328
- Altitude 786.6m
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Feb 2020 12:37 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Illilanga Completed Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects Melophorus rufoniger Featured
Species information
- Melophorus rufoniger Scientific name
- Red and Black Furnace Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 786.6m Recorded at altitude
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