Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)

Distribution:

NEARCTIC: USA (MA) Southern Canada S. to Gulf Coast States (excluding pennisular Florida) W. to central TX and N. to Dakota

Biology:

Woodland, forest (including floodplain forest canopy), parks, campuses. Nests in dead wood of living trees. Forages on trees and on ground day and night, more abundantly at night.

Taxon Page Images:

The eastern black carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus (Urbana, Illinois).
Image copyright Alex Wild.

Taxon Page Author History

On 2012-04-20 16:18:02 Alex Wild modified Images
On 2012-04-20 16:15:24 Alex Wild modified Images

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 3 times found in oak area, 2 times found in oak grove, 1 times found in mixed beech buttress log mold & tree hole, 2 times found in oak woods, 2 times found in Suburban with wide-spaced, 1 times found in cut stumphole, 1 times found in Moist hardwood forest, 2 times found in oak pine forest edge, 1 times found in postoak/grass parkland, 1 times found in dense hardwood/evergreen forest, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 7 times bait trap, 14 times Search, 2 times under bark of log, 1 times bait, 1 times under bark of tree

Elevations: collected from 5 - 1500 meters, 208 meters average

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