Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Jeir, NSW

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Jeir, NSW - 17 Mar 2025 11:44 AM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 25 Jun 2025 SimonDunstan
Iridomyrmex purpureus 25 Jun 2025 ConBoekel

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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