Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Geminata-group Fire Ants

Solenopsis geminata

Spanish: Hormiga colorada

Geminata-group Fire Ants (Solenopsis geminata)
Photographed by froggy143 on iNaturalist · CC-BY · taken in Maricopa County, AZ, USA, not near La Saladita

Geminata-group Fire Ants (Solenopsis geminata) is listed in the site's insects guide, but no research-grade iNaturalist observation places it within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones).

TaxonomyInsecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records10,977 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Geminata-group Fire Ants (Solenopsis geminata) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/solenopsis-geminata/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.