Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)
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This species is on the EU list of invasive alien species of Union concern. It is strictly forbidden to keep, breed, transport, or sell this species within the European Union.
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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 geminata |
General information
| Colony structure: | No information. |
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| Worker polymorphism: | No information. |
| Nuptial flight months: | April, May |
| Colony founding: | No information. |
| 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: | No information. |
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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
- American Samoa
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Borneo
- Brazil
- Cambodia
- Cameroun
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Colombia
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Fiji
- French Guiana
- Gabon
- Galapagos Islands
- Greater Antilles
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Lesser Antilles
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- New Caledonia
- New Guinea
- Nicaragua
- Nicobar Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Réunion
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
Names
Invalid names
Atta clypeata, Atta coloradensis, Atta lincecumii, Atta rufa, Crematogaster laboriosus, Diplorhoptrum drewseni, Myrmica glaber, Myrmica laevissima, Myrmica mellea, Myrmica paleata, Myrmica saxicola, Solenopsis cephalotes, Solenopsis eduardi, Solenopsis mandibularis
Common names
No information.
Sizes
Worker
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Queen
No information.
Male
No information.