Coptotermes sp. (genus)
Termite at Bumbalong, NSW
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| Coptotermes sp. (genus) | DonFletcher | 20 Sep 2020 | |
| Coptotermes sp. (genus) | KMcCue | 20 Sep 2020 |
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Burnt but still intact. The altitude is interesting.
1 comment
20 Sep 2020
Hi Kevin, our mapping of Coptotermes lacteus mounds in this valley, upstream of Horse Gully Hut, recorded them to as high as we went 1350m and I expect they occur higher than that. But Nasutitermes exitosus mounds were recorded only to 935m.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Bumbalong, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- Insects Other insects Termites (superfamily Termitoidea) KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Coptotermes sp. (genus)
Species information
- Coptotermes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Termite Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1364m Recorded at altitude
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