Camponotus nigriceps

Black-headed sugar ant at Isaacs, ACT

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Identification history

	Camponotus nigriceps	17 Mar 2022	JonLewis
	Camponotus consobrinus	15 Mar 2022	Mike

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JonLewis wrote:

17 Mar 2022

Hi Mike, Camponotus consobrinus and Camponotus nigriceps are very similar, but you can tell that it can't be consobrinus as there is no orange band at the front end of the gaster (abdomen). Cheers, Jon

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Location information

Coordinates 149.121956 -35.369820
Altitude 802.2m
Maps Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
Places Isaacs, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
15 Mar 2022 03:57 PM Recorded on
Mike Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Species information

Camponotus nigriceps Scientific name
Black-headed sugar ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 963.3m Recorded at altitude
61 images trained Machine learning
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