Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Greenleigh, NSW
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 9 Jan 2026 | |
| Formicidae (family) | GregD | 8 Jan 2026 | |
| Unverified | LyndalT | 8 Jan 2026 |
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User's notes
I can only see two wings
2 comments
9 Jan 2026
This is a male ant, only seen if the ant colonies swarm when the weather is right.
9 Jan 2026
An ant! It wasn't behaving at all like an ant. I thought it was a wasp, but I settled on a fly ID because of the two wings. Wadda ya know!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.250888-35.364740
- Altitude 671.5m
- Places Greenleigh, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2026 10:49 PM Recorded on
- LyndalT Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- LyndalT NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Formicidae (family) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.
Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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