When do ants fly in Phoenix?
United States
47 ant species recorded within 50km of Phoenix, United States, with flight months and links to each species' full page.
Sampled centre: 33.45°, -112.07° (species observed within a 50km radius, GBIF occurrence records, not a live forecast).
Grouped with: Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, Alhambra.
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Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, Alhambra has an arid climate, hot and dry, with sparse rain.
Species recorded here
Acrobat ants (Crematogaster depilis)Recorded flying in June.
Argentine ants (Linepithema humile)Recorded flying in two windows: January and November through December.
Big-headed ants (Pheidole desertorum)Recorded flying from June through August.
Big-headed ants (Pheidole hyatti)Recorded flying from May through July.
Big-headed ants (Pheidole xerophila)Recorded flying from July through August.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus fragilis)Recorded flying from July through August.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus hyatti)Recorded flying from March through May.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus ocreatus)Recorded flying from March through April.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus sansabeanus)Recorded flying from March through May.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus vicinus)Recorded flying from March through July.
Dorymyrmex ants (Dorymyrmex bicolor)Recorded flying from February through April.
Fire ants (Solenopsis amblychila)Recorded flying in April.
Fire ants (Solenopsis xyloni)Recorded flying from April through August.
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)Recorded flying from April through September.
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex californicus)Recorded flying from April through August.
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex maricopa)Recorded flying from July through August.
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex rugosus)Recorded flying from July through September.
High noon ants (Forelius pruinosus)Recorded flying from May through August.
Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus mimicus)Recorded flying from June through August.
Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus placodops)Recorded flying in August.
Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus romainei)Recorded flying in July.
Leafcutter ants (Acromyrmex versicolor)Recorded flying from July through August.
Longhorn crazy ants (Paratrechina longicornis)Recorded flying in two windows: January and December.
Novomessor ants (Novomessor cockerelli)Recorded flying in July.
Odorous ants (Tapinoma sessile)Recorded flying from April through July.
Polyergus ants (Polyergus breviceps)Recorded flying from August through September.
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