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Species profile—Oecophylla smaragdina (green tree ant)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Formicidae (ants) → Oecophylla smaragdina (green tree ant)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Formicidae (ants)
Scientific name
Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius, 1775)
Common name
green tree ant
WildNet taxon ID
18532
Synonym(s)
Formica smaragdina
Formica viridis
Formica virescens
Alternate name(s)
green ant
weaver ant
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=18532.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024