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 · 2360 records GBIF · updated on 14/08/2026 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 | 58 |
| 2009 | 32 |
| 2010 | 39 |
| 2011 | 67 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 35 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 46 |
| 2020 | 59 |
| 2021 | 88 |
| 2022 | 162 |
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2024 | 128 |
| 2025 | 214 |
| 2026 | 244 |
Mexico
10/08/2026 · Indeterminate · Maria chable · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Panama
08/08/2026 · El Cineman · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Panama
05/08/2026 · El Cineman · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Costa Rica
05/08/2026 · mickythegreat · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Costa Rica
01/08/2026 · Biel Anguera Pujol · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Mexico
28/07/2026 · Adrian Torres B. · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Guatemala
24/07/2026 · Ricard Busquets Reverte · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
Costa Rica
24/07/2026 · Female · Markus Döring · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode · original record
Guatemala
23/07/2026 · Ricard Busquets Reverte · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
Mexico
23/07/2026 · zac_rodri · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
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