A Coconut Ant at Macarthur, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius sp. (genus) | 17 Aug 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 13 Aug 2021 | RAllen |
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User's notes
New location under powerlines. Coupled of winged ants present.
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
17 Aug 2021
Hi RAllen, same ID problem here - your ID is probably right, but it's hard to be sure. And even though you have a picture of a winged ant, it's a male rather than a queen, and the differences between the males of the two species are much less obvious than on the queens. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Places Macarthur, ACT
Sighting information
- 200 Abundance
- 13 Aug 2021 01:22 PM Recorded on
- RAllen Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) RAllen
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 353 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Papyrius sp.
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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