Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex subnitidus)
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus · Pogonomyrmex
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex subnitidus). Recorded flying in June. Pale orange-yellow head, orange-yellow mesosoma, reddish-brown gaster. Pale orange-yellow winged queen, notably lighter and smoother-bodied than most Pogonomyrmex congeners. Recorded near 10 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do harvester ants fly?
Recorded flying in June.
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Queen appearance
Pale orange-yellow head, orange-yellow mesosoma, reddish-brown gaster. Pale orange-yellow winged queen, notably lighter and smoother-bodied than most Pogonomyrmex congeners.
fast, jerky ground-runner that digs a solitary claustral founding chamber after the mating flight
No founding care data for Pogonomyrmex subnitidus 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
Los 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, RialtoRenoSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalinasSan 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, ChinatownSanta MariaStocktonTemecula, MurrietaVictorvilleMore Pogonomyrmex species
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