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Iridomyrmex purpureus

1 Meat Ant at Coree, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Coree, ACT - 4 Feb 2022
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 4 Feb 2022 JonLewis
Iridomyrmex purpureus 4 Feb 2022 JohnBundock

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Cleaning parasites from stencilled hairstreak pupa, with which they have a symbiotic relationship.

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Sighting information

  • 100 Abundance
  • 4 Feb 2022 12:10 PM Recorded on
  • JohnBundock Recorded by

Additional information

  • Acacia sp. Associated plant
  • Stencilled hairstreak Jalmenus ictinus. Associated Insect
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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