Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Hughes, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Dec 2020 | |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JackyF | 5 Dec 2020 |
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Meat ants tending Stencilled Hairstreak caterpillar and pupae in different areas of wattle, Stencilled Hairstreaks added as separate sighting.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.102508-35.329069
- Altitude 648.4m
- Maps Federal Golf Course Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 50 Abundance
- 5 Dec 2020 12:20 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
- Wattle Associated plant
- Stencilled Hairstreak Butterfly caterpillars and pupae Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- JackyF 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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