Yellow Meadow Ant - Lasius flavus

Scientific Name: Lasius flavus (Formicidae).

English Name:  Yellow Meadow Ant.

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5 Key Characters:  

• yellowish brown. 
• found in rough grassland and form large mounds on unmown sites.
• forms mating swarms in late summer.
• 2 - 9 mm long, depending on sex and caste.
• feed on root aphids and their honeydew.

Lookalikes:  

Habitat:  Rough grassland and meadows.

Active Period: Swarm July - September.

Status:  Widespread and common.

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Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:

Alate, September, in our orchard.

Alate, in our orchard, September.