Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at O'Connor, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.111063-35.266735
• Altitude 632.2m
• Maps Caladenia Forest, O'Connor
• Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 3 Oct 2023 10:00 AM Recorded on
• ConBoekel Recorded by

• Collections

  ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

• helichrysum viscosum Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

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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