Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Aranda, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.083817-35.275814
• Altitude 587.2m
• Maps Aranda Bushland
• Places Aranda, ACT Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 2 Jun 2024 03:42 PM Recorded on
• lbradley Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• False 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
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Iridomyrmex purpurea

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