Papyrius nitidus
Shining Coconut Ant at Paddys River, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Mar 2021 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | MichaelBedingfield | 6 Mar 2021 | |
| Papyrius sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 6 Mar 2021 |
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2 comments
6 Mar 2021
Previously ID'd as Papyrius nitidus by Suzi Bond & Michael Mulvaney, sighting 3394480.
6 Mar 2021
Mike this was part of a plot we did trying to identify what small ant blue butterflies habitat preferences are, we studied ant sites that both supported and didn't support the butterfly. I collected ants from this location that were IDed as nitidus by Jon Lewis
Location information
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papyrius nitidus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 860.96m Recorded at altitude
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