When do ants fly in Tucson?

United States
75 ant species recorded within 50km of Tucson, United States, with flight months and links to each species' full page.
Sampled centre: 32.22°, -110.93° (species observed within a 50km radius, GBIF occurrence records, not a live forecast).

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Combined window across every species recorded here.
Tucson has an arid climate, hot and dry, with sparse rain.

Species recorded here

Acrobat ants (Crematogaster depilis)Recorded flying in June.
Big-headed ants (Pheidole desertorum)Recorded flying from June through August.
Big-headed ants (Pheidole diversipilosa)Recorded flying in June.
Big-headed ants (Pheidole hyatti)Recorded flying from May through July.
Big-headed ants (Pheidole obtusospinosa)Recorded flying from July through September.
Big-headed ants (Pheidole xerophila)Recorded flying from July through August.
Cardiocondyla ants (Cardiocondyla mauritanica)Recorded flying in June.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus fragilis)Recorded flying from July through August.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus hyatti)Recorded flying from March through May.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus laevigatus)Recorded flying in March.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus modoc)Recorded flying from April through July.
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.
Crazy ants (Nylanderia terricola)Recorded flying in February.
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.
Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster texana)Recorded flying in June.
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 mendax)Recorded flying in July.
Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus mimicus)Recorded flying from June through August.
Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus navajo)Recorded flying from July through August.
Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus placodops)Recorded flying in August.
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 mexicanus)Recorded flying in August.
Velvety tree ants (Liometopum luctuosum)Recorded flying in March.
Velvety tree ants (Liometopum occidentale)Recorded flying from March through June.
Wood ants (Formica fusca)Recorded flying from June through August.
Wood ants (Formica neogagates)Recorded flying in August.
Yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus)Recorded flying from June through September.☀ Day

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