Linepithema humile
Argentine ant
Personal note
This is a keeper's personal note and has not been validated by the community yet. Use your own judgment.
Scientific sources
Scientific data
Information imported from trusted external sources. Read-only, updated by the origin.
Argentine Ant
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Linepithema
About the species
species of insect
Images
Occurrences (GBIF) 52 countries · 21984 records GBIF · updated on 13/07/2026 Maximize Minimize
View data as table
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1901 | 2 |
| 1904 | 1 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 11 |
| 1909 | 30 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 8 |
| 1920 | 14 |
| 1921 | 6 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 56 |
| 1926 | 5 |
| 1927 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 7 |
| 1930 | 8 |
| 1931 | 16 |
| 1932 | 28 |
| 1933 | 9 |
| 1934 | 7 |
| 1935 | 24 |
| 1936 | 2 |
| 1938 | 9 |
| 1939 | 14 |
| 1940 | 39 |
| 1941 | 2 |
| 1942 | 4 |
| 1943 | 1 |
| 1944 | 13 |
| 1945 | 13 |
| 1946 | 1 |
| 1947 | 10 |
| 1948 | 7 |
| 1949 | 2 |
| 1950 | 44 |
| 1951 | 14 |
| 1952 | 19 |
| 1953 | 23 |
| 1954 | 8 |
| 1955 | 6 |
| 1956 | 9 |
| 1957 | 11 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1959 | 35 |
| 1960 | 53 |
| 1961 | 151 |
| 1962 | 58 |
| 1963 | 10 |
| 1964 | 7 |
| 1965 | 36 |
| 1966 | 53 |
| 1967 | 27 |
| 1968 | 11 |
| 1969 | 18 |
| 1970 | 7 |
| 1971 | 13 |
| 1972 | 109 |
| 1973 | 10 |
| 1974 | 10 |
| 1975 | 19 |
| 1976 | 22 |
| 1977 | 18 |
| 1978 | 14 |
| 1979 | 10 |
| 1980 | 36 |
| 1981 | 21 |
| 1982 | 21 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 17 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 67 |
| 1988 | 133 |
| 1989 | 18 |
| 1990 | 58 |
| 1991 | 40 |
| 1992 | 66 |
| 1993 | 72 |
| 1994 | 78 |
| 1995 | 42 |
| 1996 | 58 |
| 1997 | 96 |
| 1998 | 80 |
| 1999 | 216 |
| 2000 | 75 |
| 2001 | 137 |
| 2002 | 318 |
| 2003 | 235 |
| 2004 | 368 |
| 2005 | 642 |
| 2006 | 206 |
| 2007 | 193 |
| 2008 | 155 |
| 2009 | 154 |
| 2010 | 288 |
| 2011 | 143 |
| 2012 | 105 |
| 2013 | 439 |
| 2014 | 678 |
| 2015 | 435 |
| 2016 | 633 |
| 2017 | 793 |
| 2018 | 641 |
| 2019 | 1,032 |
| 2020 | 1,496 |
| 2021 | 1,301 |
| 2022 | 1,900 |
| 2023 | 1,911 |
| 2024 | 1,738 |
| 2025 | 1,991 |
| 2026 | 1,233 |
Belgium
27/06/2026 · Natuurpunt · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Belgium
19/05/2026 · Natuurpunt · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
São Bartolomeu, Portugal
06/05/2026 · 122 m · António Domingues · UAc · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
Belgium
31/03/2026 · daan_d · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
31/03/2026 · mc · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
31/03/2026 · Emily Langdon-Lassagne · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
31/03/2026 · crysz · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
31/03/2026 · naturephotosuze · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
31/03/2026 · peimeng · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
30/03/2026 · Thorny Toad Photography · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
External data is read-only — not editable in the system; updated only by the source API.
Learn more
External references
Trusted sources about this species. They open in a new tab.
Community
Community sheets
Public articles about this species
No public sheets yet
When keepers publish sheets of this species, they appear here.
Community
Comments (0)
No comments yet
Be the first to comment on this page.