A Coconut Ant at Chifley, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius sp. (genus) | 7 Mar 2026 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 7 Mar 2026 | CarbonAI | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 7 Mar 2026 | Shazw |
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1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
7 Mar 2026
Hi ShazW, there are a few species of Papyrius around Canberra which are hard to tell apart from photos, so they usually just get identified to genus level. This looks like a healthy colony! Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Maps Mount Taylor
- Places Chifley, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Shazw Recorded by
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Collections
Shazw NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Papyrius sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1006.19m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Papyrius sp.
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes