Camponotus aeneopilosus
A Golden-tailed sugar ant at Macgregor, ACT
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| Camponotus aeneopilosus | SimonDunstan | 2 Jun 2025 | |
| Unverified | Caric | 2 Jun 2025 |
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sorry - not sure how many ants. I was mostly interested in the strange sap suckers on the underside of the leaves which I reported separately. Size was about the same as the meat ants.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.014994-35.218320
- Altitude 588.0m
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 18 Apr 2025 10:58 AM Recorded on
- Caric Recorded by
- Kurrajong Associated plant
- lots of honeydew producing insects that I've uploaded as a secondary photo. There were also a few meat ants on the tree. Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Caric NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Camponotus aeneopilosus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
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