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  7. Velvety Tree Ants
  8. Western Velvety Tree Ant

species 5,046 observations

Western Velvety Tree Ant

Liometopum occidentale

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

9 native plants
support it in the US
  • Food plants Plants it feeds on Broadleaf Mistletoe 1
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Valley Oak, Beavertail Pricklypear, Arroyo Willow, Turkey Mullein 6
  • Shelter plants Plants it nests or roosts in Coast Live Oak, Muller's Oak 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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