1 Shining Coconut Ant at Stromlo, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 12 Feb 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 12 Feb 2019 | BrianSummers |
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stick nests on several branches of a sapling. Ants also using holes in ground around base of sapling.
4 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
13 Feb 2019
Thanks - if you are out this way could you please keep your eyes out for the eggs, caterpillar or adult of the Small Ant Blue Butterfly which has a complex relationship with the coconut ant
see https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/Details/23496
see https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/Details/23496
Location information
- Maps Piney Ridge
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 5 Feb 2019 10:51 AM Recorded on
- BrianSummers Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) BrianSummers Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- E. rossii Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 915 images trained Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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