Camponotus consobrinus
Banded sugar ant at Melba, ACT
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| Camponotus consobrinus | JonLewis | 14 Dec 2020 | |
| Camponotus sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 14 Dec 2020 | |
| Camponotus sp. (genus) | kasiaaus | 14 Dec 2020 |
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These ants are a real pest when I pohototgraph moths at night on my fence. They often attack the moth just as I am about to take a photo and the moth either flies away or is caught by the ant.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.050135-35.208602
- Altitude 595.2m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2020 10:21 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Camponotus consobrinus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Camponotus consobrinus Scientific name
- Banded sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1409.4m Recorded at altitude
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