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INSECTS

Nearctic Carpenter Ant

Camponotus nearcticus

Insects
Native
Nearctic Carpenter Ant, Adult female
Nearctic Carpenter Ant, Larva
Nearctic Carpenter Ant, Adult
3.5–7.5 mmLength

Hymenopteran in the family Formicidae 3.5–7.5 mm long. Lives in fields and in conifers.

There are 28 observations of Nearctic Carpenter Ant in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal13
  2. Montérégie4
  3. Capitale-Nationale2
  4. Mauricie2
  5. Estrie2
  6. Outaouais2
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  8. Lanaudière1
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
FieldsMario Hains

Similar species

Eastern Black Carpenter AntCamponotus pennsylvanicus
New York Carpenter AntCamponotus novaeboracensis
Odorous House AntTapinoma sessile
Hercules Carpenter AntCamponotus herculeanus