Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus testaceus)
Myrmecocystus testaceus · Myrmecocystus
Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus testaceus). Recorded flying from March through May. Black head, dark brown to black mesosoma, dark brown, banded gaster. Winged queen, dark overall, unlike the pale swollen repletes. Recorded near 16 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do honeypot ants fly?
Recorded flying from March through May.
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Queen appearance
Black head, dark brown to black mesosoma, dark brown, banded gaster. Winged queen, dark overall, unlike the pale swollen repletes.
fast, erratic nocturnal desert forager
No founding care data for Myrmecocystus testaceus yet.
Recorded near
BakersfieldFresno, ClovisLas Vegas, North Las Vegas, Paradise, Sunrise Manor, Spring Valley, EnterpriseLos Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoModestoRenoSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalinasSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSpokaneTemecula, MurrietaTri-CitiesVictorvilleVisaliaMore Myrmecocystus species
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