When do ants fly in Vancouver?
Canada
28 ant species recorded within 50km of Vancouver, Canada, with flight months and links to each species' full page.
Sampled centre: 49.25°, -123.12° (species observed within a 50km radius, GBIF occurrence records, not a live forecast).
Grouped with: Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Newton, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, Langley, Whalley, Delta, Chilliwack.
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Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Newton, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, Langley, Whalley, Delta, Chilliwack has a temperate oceanic climate, mild, damp most of the year.
Species recorded here
Acorn ants (Temnothorax andrei)Recorded flying from June through July.
Black garden ant (Lasius niger)Recorded flying from June through September.☀ Day
Carpenter ants (Camponotus herculeanus)Recorded flying from May through July.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus modoc)Recorded flying from April through July.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus nearcticus)Recorded flying from April through June.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus novaeboracensis)Recorded flying from April through July.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)Recorded flying from April through July.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus vicinus)Recorded flying from March through July.
European fire ant (Myrmica rubra)Recorded flying in August.☀ Day
Garden ants (Lasius alienus)Recorded flying from July through September.
Garden ants (Lasius nearcticus)Recorded flying from July through September.
Leptothorax ants (Leptothorax muscorum)Recorded flying from June through September.
Odorous ants (Tapinoma sessile)Recorded flying from April through July.
Pavement ants (Tetramorium caespitum)Recorded flying from June through August.
Pavement ants (Tetramorium immigrans)Recorded flying in July.
Wood ants (Formica aserva)Recorded flying from June through July.
Wood ants (Formica fusca)Recorded flying from June through August.
Wood ants (Formica obscuripes)Recorded flying from April through May.
Wood ants (Formica pacifica)Recorded flying in April.
Wood ants (Formica podzolica)Recorded flying from June through August.
Wood ants (Formica ravida)Recorded flying from May through July.
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