Camponotus consobrinus

Banded sugar ant at Yarrow, NSW

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Identification history

	Camponotus consobrinus	19 Oct 2021	JonLewis
	Camponotus nigriceps	18 Oct 2021	Liam.m

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JonLewis wrote:

19 Oct 2021

Hi Liam, as usual with common names, they can lead you astray sometimes. Camponotus nigriceps and Camponotus consobrinus both have black heads and are generally similar looking. Camponotus consobrinus is known as the Banded Sugar Ant due to the band of yellow colour on the front part of the otherwise black abdomen (known as a gaster in ants), which you can see well in your photo. In Camponotus nigriceps the whole gaster is black. Cheers, Jon

Liam.m wrote:

19 Oct 2021

Thanks for the info Jon

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Location information

Places Yarrow, NSW

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
Liam.m Recorded by
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Liam.m Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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