Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.108297-35.278625
• Altitude 579.4m
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 7 Sep 2025 01:18 PM Recorded on
• JimL Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm 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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