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Formica subaenescens
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Copyright © 2011
Lynette Elliott
ants and brood -
Formica subaenescens
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
August 28, 2010
Found under a rock or log. Experts - look at the full size image it's much clearer.
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Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 11 February, 2011 - 4:05pm
Last updated 16 July, 2018 - 4:46pm
Moved
Moved from
Formica fusca
.
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James C. Trager
, 16 July, 2018 - 4:46pm
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Moved
This either the Holarctic
Formica fusca
, a.k.a. the Nearctic
F. subaenescens
, with the real status pending further study. Naked pupae are more common for this species than for others in the
fusca
group.
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James C. Trager
, 12 February, 2011 - 11:04am
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