When do ants fly in Des Moines?
United States
22 ant species recorded within 50km of Des Moines, United States, with flight months and links to each species' full page.
Sampled centre: 41.60°, -93.61° (species observed within a 50km radius, GBIF occurrence records, not a live forecast).
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Des Moines has a continental climate, hot summers, cold winters.
Species recorded here
Acorn ants (Temnothorax curvispinosus)Recorded flying from June through August.
Big-headed ants (Pheidole bicarinata)Recorded flying from June through August.
Big-headed ants (Pheidole pilifera)Recorded flying from June through August.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus americanus)Recorded flying from April through June.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus nearcticus)Recorded flying from April through June.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)Recorded flying from April through July.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus subbarbatus)Recorded flying from April through June.
Fire ants (Solenopsis molesta)Recorded flying from June through August.
Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster tennesseensis)Recorded flying in June.
Garden ants (Lasius claviger)Recorded flying from August through December.
Garden ants (Lasius neoniger)Recorded flying from July through December.
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.
Wood ants (Formica exsectoides)Recorded flying in July.
Wood ants (Formica fusca)Recorded flying from June through August.
Wood ants (Formica subsericea)Recorded flying from April through August.
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