Greenhead ant at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Rhytidoponera aspera | 13 Jul 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Rhytidoponera metallica | 27 May 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 27 May 2019 | Christine |
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4 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
27 May 2019
Thanks Christine. While the common name is Greenhead ant, they are not always green! The metallic sheen varies from green to bluey-purple. Cheers, Jon
JonLewis
wrote:
13 Jul 2021
Hi Christine - you were right to point out the red legs after all! I was working on some Rhytidoponera ants at ANIC the other day and realised my mistake, so have updated any CNM records which were incorrectly identified as Rhytidoponera metallica. Cheers, Jon
Christine
wrote:
14 Jul 2021
Thanks Jon, and thanks for all of your work identifying the ants. Many of the distinguishing features are a complete mystery to me, and you do an awesome job picking then out from photos - not always very clear photos too!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107136-35.277205
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 25 May 2019 12:48 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Rhytidoponera aspera Scientific name
- Greenhead ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 813.58m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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
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