Rhytidoponera sp. (genus)
Rhytidoponera ant at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 29 May 2022 | |
| Unverified | Tmac | 28 May 2022 |
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User's notes
Maybe 5-7mm
First 1 had purple head, brown centre, & green tail (which on zoom, had a fine purple stripe. Very pretty, sparkling in sunlight. Seemed to be in a fight with a tiny brown ant of maybe 1 or 2mm (1 pic you can see its head).
Other few ants in there, i saw, had purple & green in various places in different ways to the first.
1 comment
29 May 2022
Thanks for the descriptions Tmac - the little ant is probably Pheidole. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Maps Mount Jerrabomberra
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- Tmac Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Tmac Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Rhytidoponera ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1370.6m Recorded at altitude
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