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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Epifamily Termitoidae - Termites » Rottenwood Termites (Archotermopsidae) » Dampwood termites (Zootermopsis) » Pacific Dampwood Termite (Zootermopsis angusticollis)
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Winged termite? - Zootermopsis angusticollis
Copyright © 2008 Ken Schneider

Winged termite? - Zootermopsis angusticollis
Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, USA
August 24, 2008
Size: ~ 1 cm
This alate termite (?) was crawling on the ground near our motel, perhaps looking to start a nest? Not sure the image is good enough to get further than order? Feel free to frass as necessary...
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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 30 August, 2008 - 4:27pm
Last updated 3 February, 2019 - 4:01pm

Moved
Moved from Dampwood termites.
… Zhao J, 3 February, 2019 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Termites.
… John Carlson, 9 October, 2009 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

Termite
it is a termite. I don't know which one for sure.
… Lynette Elliott, 30 August, 2008 - 11:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Lynette!
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… Ken Schneider, 30 August, 2008 - 11:33pm login or register to post comments

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