Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex rugosus)
Pogonomyrmex rugosus · Pogonomyrmex
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex rugosus). Recorded flying from July through September. Dark reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Heavily rugose (wrinkled) head and thorax texture on a robust winged queen, coarser-sculptured than smaller congeners. Recorded near 30 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do harvester ants fly?
Recorded flying from July through September.
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Queen appearance
Dark reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Heavily rugose (wrinkled) head and thorax texture on a robust winged queen, coarser-sculptured than smaller congeners.
fast, jerky ground-runner that digs a solitary claustral founding chamber after the mating flight
No founding care data for Pogonomyrmex rugosus yet.
Habitat
Soil mound · also soil · typical for this genus
Watch cleared, sunny ground for wingless queens. After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens.
Recorded near
AlbuquerqueAmarilloBillingsCentennialColorado SpringsDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderEl PasoHendersonLaredoLas CrucesLas 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, RialtoLubbockMcAllenMidland, OdessaMobilePhoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, AlhambraPuebloRenoSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalt 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, ChinatownStocktonTemecula, MurrietaTucsonTylerVictorvilleWacoMore Pogonomyrmex species
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