Greenhead ant at Latham, ACT
Identification history
| Rhytidoponera metallica | 22 Jul 2025 | NateKingsford | ||
| Unverified | 22 Jul 2025 | Caric |
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Very pretty ants with green metallic abdomens and purple heads. In grassland under a rock (put back in place).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.026454-35.214235
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 22 Jul 2025 01:05 PM Recorded on
- Caric Recorded by
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Caric NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Rhytidoponera metallica Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Rhytidoponera metallica Scientific name
- Greenhead ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1023.5m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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