Iridomyrmex purpureus

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.098962-35.324210
• Altitude 618.1m
• Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
• Places Deakin, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 22 Mar 2023 09:26 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by
• Eucalyptus Associated plant
• Attending leafhoppers but also a few large nest nearby. Associated animal
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

Collections

• FNAC Red Hill fauna walk March 2023 AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Species information

• Iridomyrmex purpureus Scientific name
• Meat Ant Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 963.87m Recorded at altitude
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• Synonyms

  Iridomyrmex purpurea

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