Western Citronella Ant

Lasius occidentalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae

Lasius occidentalis is a species of ant belonging to the genus Lasius, formerly a part of the genus (now a subgenus) Acanthomyops. Described in 1909 by Wheeler, the species is native to the United States.

Distribution

Western Citronella Ant — (c) Marilynn Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 13Canada · 4

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Marilynn Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionLasius occidentalis, Wikipedia contributors

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