When do ants fly in Boston?
United States
62 ant species recorded within 50km of Boston, United States, with flight months and links to each species' full page.
Sampled centre: 42.36°, -71.06° (species observed within a 50km radius, GBIF occurrence records, not a live forecast).
Grouped with: South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New Bedford.
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Boston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New Bedford has a continental climate, hot summers, cold winters.
Species recorded here
Acorn ants (Temnothorax curvispinosus)Recorded flying from June through August.
Acrobat ants (Crematogaster cerasi)Recorded flying from August through October.
Acrobat ants (Crematogaster lineolata)Recorded flying in October.
Big-headed ants (Pheidole pilifera)Recorded flying from June through August.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus americanus)Recorded flying from April through June.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus castaneus)Recorded flying from March through July.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus chromaiodes)Recorded flying from March 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.
Dolichoderus ants (Dolichoderus plagiatus)Recorded flying in May.
Dracula ants (Stigmatomma pallipes)Recorded flying from August through September.
European fire ant (Myrmica rubra)Recorded flying in August.☀ Day
Fire ants (Solenopsis carolinensis)Recorded flying from May through June.
Fire ants (Solenopsis molesta)Recorded flying from June through August.
Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster fulva)Recorded flying from August through October.
Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster picea)Recorded flying in May.
Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster rudis)Recorded flying from July through August.
Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster tennesseensis)Recorded flying in June.
Garden ants (Lasius claviger)Recorded flying from August through December.
Garden ants (Lasius nearcticus)Recorded flying from July through September.
Garden ants (Lasius neoniger)Recorded flying from July through December.
Garden ants (Lasius umbratus)Recorded flying from June through September.
High noon ants (Forelius pruinosus)Recorded flying from May through August.
Leptothorax ants (Leptothorax muscorum)Recorded flying from June through September.
Myrmecina ants (Myrmecina americana)Recorded flying from August through October.
Odorous ants (Tapinoma sessile)Recorded flying from April through July.
Pavement ants (Tetramorium immigrans)Recorded flying in July.
Polyergus ants (Polyergus lucidus)Recorded flying from July through September.
Ponera ants (Ponera pennsylvanica)Recorded flying from March through May.
Red ants (Myrmica punctiventris)Recorded flying from September through November.
Red ants (Myrmica scabrinodis)Recorded flying from July through September.
Wood ants (Formica exsectoides)Recorded flying in July.
Wood ants (Formica incerta)Recorded flying from July through August.
Wood ants (Formica integra)Recorded flying in May.
Wood ants (Formica neogagates)Recorded flying in August.
Wood ants (Formica obscuriventris)Recorded flying in June.
Wood ants (Formica rubicunda)Recorded flying in July.
Wood ants (Formica rufa)Recorded flying from May through June.
Wood ants (Formica subaenescens)Recorded flying in August.
Wood ants (Formica subsericea)Recorded flying from April through August.
Yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus)Recorded flying from June through September.☀ Day
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