Camponotus aeneopilosus

A Golden-tailed sugar ant at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Camponotus aeneopilosus	19 Jun 2023	JonLewis
Camponotus sp. (genus)	17 Jun 2023	JonLewis
Unidentified	15 Jun 2023	Untidy

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4 comments

JonLewis wrote:

17 Jun 2023

Hi Untidy, great photo, but to ID the ant it is very useful to have other views. Ideally, one from the back, one from the side and one looking at its head. Not always possible in the field, but something to aspire too! Cheers, Jon

Untidy wrote:

17 Jun 2023

Thank you, Jon, for your ID and helpful comment. We never know whether it will be obvious enough from the photo so I put it up anyway. We (my husband and I) will try to get other views whenever we can.

JonLewis wrote:

19 Jun 2023

Thanks, Untidy. And I've been able to have another look at the photo on a bigger screen and happy to improve on my first ID! Cheers, Jon

Untidy wrote:

19 Jun 2023

Thanks so much.

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Location information

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
13 May 2023 01:32 PM Recorded on
Untidy Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Untidy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

E. blakelyi Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Camponotus aeneopilosus Scientific name
A Golden-tailed sugar ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 945m Recorded at altitude
410 images trained Machine learning
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