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INSECTS

Eastern Black Carpenter Ant

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Insects
Native
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant, photo 1 of 5
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant, Larva
Eastern Black Carpenter Ant, Pupa

Hymenopteran in the family Formicidae.

There are 450 observations of Eastern Black Carpenter Ant in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal166
  2. Montérégie83
  3. Capitale-Nationale49
  4. Outaouais41
  5. Estrie33
  6. Laurentides21
  7. Laval11
  8. Lanaudière11
  9. Mauricie11
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  11. Centre-du-Québec5
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  16. Nord-du-Québec1

Similar species

Odorous House AntTapinoma sessile
Nearctic Carpenter AntCamponotus nearcticus
Hercules Carpenter AntCamponotus herculeanus
New York Carpenter AntCamponotus novaeboracensis
Black Garden AntLasius niger
Longhorn Crazy AntParatrechina longicornis
American Winter AntPrenolepis imparis