Banded sugar ant at Yarrow, NSW
Identification history
| Camponotus consobrinus | 19 Oct 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Camponotus nigriceps | 18 Oct 2021 | Liam.m |
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2 comments
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
Location information
- Places Yarrow, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- Liam.m Recorded by
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Property Catalogue Liam.m NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Camponotus consobrinus 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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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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