Acromyrmex octospinosus
Leafcutter ant
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Formicidae
Leaf-cutting ant
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Acromyrmex
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Occurrences (GBIF) 23 countries · 2391 records GBIF · updated on 07/10/2026 Maximize Minimize
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| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1913 | 1 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1930 | 1 |
| 1932 | 1 |
| 1935 | 82 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1948 | 1 |
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1950 | 2 |
| 1957 | 7 |
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1963 | 4 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1971 | 9 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1973 | 9 |
| 1974 | 10 |
| 1975 | 29 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1985 | 16 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 15 |
| 1989 | 113 |
| 1990 | 92 |
| 1991 | 25 |
| 1992 | 30 |
| 1993 | 60 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1995 | 42 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 75 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 13 |
| 2000 | 23 |
| 2001 | 50 |
| 2002 | 34 |
| 2003 | 67 |
| 2004 | 45 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 61 |
| 2009 | 32 |
| 2010 | 40 |
| 2011 | 67 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 35 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2020 | 60 |
| 2021 | 90 |
| 2022 | 165 |
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2024 | 128 |
| 2025 | 216 |
| 2026 | 261 |
Panama
26/09/2026 · superkoolio · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Mexico
23/09/2026 · Jose Antonio Cruz Mendoza · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Costa Rica
22/09/2026 · jharper211 · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Costa Rica
17/09/2026 · ahighton · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Costa Rica
16/09/2026 · jack67pp · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Mexico
02/09/2026 · Dr. Ben R. Goldstein · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode · original record
Mexico
29/08/2026 · ByronRodriguez · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Mexico
25/08/2026 · douseeme · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Mexico
24/08/2026 · jakefnorman · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Costa Rica
19/08/2026 · Antoni Conde i Iglesias · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
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