Rhytidoponera metallica
Greenhead ant at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Rhytidoponera metallica | JonLewis | 12 Jan 2021 | |
| Rhytidoponera metallica | JonLewis | 12 Jan 2021 | |
| Rhytidoponera tasmaniensis | SimoneC | 10 Jan 2021 |
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3 comments
12 Jan 2021
Hi Simone, looking closely at the images, I think there is faint blue & green metallic colour on this ant, which would make it Rytidoponera metallica. Sometimes the metallic colour is very strong but it can often be quite faint. R. tasmaniensis has no metallic colour at all and is a generally brown-looking ant. Did you ID the ant as R. tasmaniensis for a particular reason? Cheers, Jon
12 Jan 2021
Hi Jon, I did feel there was a greenish metallic sheen on the abdomen but not on the rest of the ant. I misinterpreted the description of R. tasmaniensis, as I think it said the body was not metallic, and I assumed for some reason that excluded the abdomen. I’m happy with your ID.
Simone
Simone
12 Jan 2021
Hi Simone, thanks for the clarification. A good rule of thumb (in our region) is that any Rhytidoponera which has any blue/green metallic colouration on the body is almost always R. metallica. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050322-34.977519
- Altitude 591.3m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 10 Jan 2021 06:56 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rhytidoponera metallica Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Rhytidoponera metallica Scientific name
- Greenhead ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1023.5m Recorded at altitude
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