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Bees, ants and wasps

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Tropical rainforest vegetation at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0

Species notes

About Anoplolepis gracilipes

Anoplolepis gracilipes (also recorded as Ant) is an accepted species in the family Formicidae, within the order Hymenoptera. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Reunion, National Park of American Samoa, KOSRAE, KOSRAE ISLAND, Arno Atoll, Majuro Atoll, Jaluit Atoll, and Huvalu Conservation Area. Bees, ants and wasps belong to Hymenoptera, a varied order that includes pollinators, predators, parasitoids and social colony-forming species.

Common name
Ant
Family
Formicidae
Order
Hymenoptera
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
Reunion, National Park of American Samoa, KOSRAE, KOSRAE ISLAND, Arno Atoll, Majuro Atoll, Jaluit Atoll, Huvalu Conservation Area

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy