Smooth Epaulet Ant at Michelago, NSW
Identification history
| Notoncus gilberti | 20 Jun 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 20 Jun 2019 | Illilanga |
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6 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
21 Jun 2019
Thanks for the sighting and the great photos Sandra. This is the second sighting of this uncommon ant in two weeks - I had never seen it before then! Cheers, Jon
Illilanga
wrote:
21 Jun 2019
Thanks Jon. I wasn't confident enough to ID but hoped they were! These ants were very close to our house so happy for samples to be collected for ANIC. The sighting is from Nov 2018 but I am sure they will still be there. Now I know what I am looking for. :)
CathB
wrote:
21 Jun 2019
Hi Jon. I was wondering about the ants in sighting 4203612 (which I came across quite by chance while looking for something else). Could they be the same thing?
JonLewis
wrote:
21 Jun 2019
Hi Cath, you are absolutely right - well spotted! I'm not sure if a sighting can be listed with two species, but this one certainly should be as both insects are readily identifiable. I'll find out. Cheers, Jon
CathB
wrote:
22 Jun 2019
Thanks Jon. You could just ask Christine to submit her photos again (perhaps suitably cropped) as an ant sighting.
Christine
wrote:
22 Jun 2019
Hi all. saw this and have added an ant sighting. Not sure if it is the same species, will leave that for Jon to decide :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.155890-35.779592
- Altitude 804.4m
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2018 02:15 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Notoncus gilberti Scientific name
- Smooth Epaulet Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 764m to 804.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- 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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