red imported fire ant
(Solenopsis invicta)
This species is Locally Distributed across its range in the United States
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Invasive Listing Sources
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- Delaware Invasive Species Council Invasive Species List
- Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
- Florida Invasive Species Partnership
- Idaho Invasive Species Act
- Injurious Wildlife in Hawaii
- Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia
- Maryland Invasive Species Council - Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland
- New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team 2017 Invasive Species List
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- South Carolina Plant Pest List
- USDA APHIS Regulated Pest List
- Virginia Invasive Species Management Plan 2012
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Superorder: Holometabola |
| Order: Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: Apocrita |
| Infraorder: Aculeata |
| Superfamily: Vespoidea |
| Family: Formicidae |
| Subfamily: Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: Solenopsidini |
| Genus: Solenopsis |
| Solenopsis invicta |
References
Common Name Reference: Drooz AT, ed. 1989. Insects of eastern forests. Misc. Publ. 1426. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service. 608 p.
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