Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798)
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Scientific classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Solenopsis |
| Species: | Solenopsis fugax |
General information
| Colony structure: | Polygynous |
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| Worker polymorphism: | Yes |
| Nuptial flight months: | August, September, October |
| Colony founding: | claustral (queen does not need any food) |
| Links: | AntWiki |
Keeping parameters
| Nutrition: | Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.) |
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| Nest temperature: | No information. |
| Nest humidity: | No information. |
| Outworld temperature: | No information. |
| Outworld humidity: | No information. |
| Hibernation required: | yes: end of september until end of march |
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Food Acceptance
Protein
Common feeder fly, usually bred in flightless ("curly-wing") strains for safe use in formicaria. Good all-round protein source; larvae (maggots) can be offered too.
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Distribution
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Channel Islands
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iberian Peninsula
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Israel
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia, Republic of
- Malta
- Moldova, Republic of
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Names
Invalid names
Diplorhoptrum avium, Diplorhoptrum delta, Diplorhoptrum insulare, Diplorhoptrum pilosum, Myrmica flavidula, Solenopsis balachowskyi, Solenopsis duboscqui, Solenopsis laevithorax, Solenopsis monticola, Solenopsis nicaeensis, Solenopsis provincialis, Solenopsis richardi, Solenopsis robusta, Solenopsis rugosa, Solenopsis tertialis
Common names
Gelbe Diebesameise (German)
Sizes
Worker
Queen
No information.
Male
No information.