When do ants fly in Manchester?
United Kingdom
30 ant species recorded within 50km of Manchester, United Kingdom, with flight months and links to each species' full page.
Sampled centre: 53.48°, -2.24° (species observed within a 50km radius, GBIF occurrence records, not a live forecast).
Grouped with: Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Bradford, Birkenhead, Preston, Oldham, St Helens, Wigan, Warrington, York, Burnley, Huddersfield, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Stockport, Salford, Rotherham, Doncaster, Wakefield.
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Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Bradford, Birkenhead, Preston, Oldham, St Helens, Wigan, Warrington, York, Burnley, Huddersfield, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Stockport, Salford, Rotherham, Doncaster, Wakefield has a temperate oceanic climate, mild, damp most of the year.
Species recorded here
Black garden ant (Lasius niger)Recorded flying from June through September.☀ Day
European fire ant (Myrmica rubra)Recorded flying in August.☀ Day
Garden ants (Lasius meridionalis)Recorded flying from June through September.
Garden ants (Lasius mixtus)Recorded flying from July through September.
Garden ants (Lasius sabularum)Recorded flying from August through October.
Garden ants (Lasius umbratus)Recorded flying from June through September.
Leptothorax ants (Leptothorax acervorum)Recorded flying from June through September.
Myrmecina ants (Myrmecina graminicola)Recorded flying from August through September.
Red ants (Myrmica lobicornis)Recorded flying from July through September.
Red ants (Myrmica ruginodis)Recorded flying from July through August.
Red ants (Myrmica sabuleti)Recorded flying from July through September.
Red ants (Myrmica scabrinodis)Recorded flying from July through September.
Red ants (Myrmica specioides)Recorded flying from July through September.
Stenamma ants (Stenamma debile)Recorded flying from August through October.
Wood ants (Formica fusca)Recorded flying from June through August.
Wood ants (Formica lemani)Recorded flying from June through September.
Wood ants (Formica lugubris)Recorded flying from May through July.
Yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus)Recorded flying from June through September.☀ Day
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