Solenopsis geminata
Tropical fire ant
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Tropical Fire Ant
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Solenopsis
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Occurrences (GBIF) 100 countries · 16586 records GBIF · updated on 14/08/2026 Maximize Minimize
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| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1906 | 22 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1913 | 6 |
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 14 |
| 1919 | 2 |
| 1922 | 8 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1926 | 4 |
| 1927 | 3 |
| 1928 | 9 |
| 1930 | 39 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1933 | 2 |
| 1934 | 8 |
| 1936 | 17 |
| 1937 | 2 |
| 1938 | 10 |
| 1939 | 14 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1941 | 38 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1945 | 3 |
| 1946 | 2 |
| 1947 | 1 |
| 1948 | 8 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 11 |
| 1951 | 3 |
| 1954 | 6 |
| 1955 | 6 |
| 1956 | 4 |
| 1957 | 31 |
| 1958 | 9 |
| 1959 | 2 |
| 1960 | 10 |
| 1961 | 2 |
| 1962 | 2 |
| 1963 | 3 |
| 1964 | 2 |
| 1965 | 20 |
| 1966 | 11 |
| 1967 | 8 |
| 1968 | 26 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1970 | 7 |
| 1971 | 8 |
| 1972 | 89 |
| 1973 | 46 |
| 1974 | 72 |
| 1975 | 19 |
| 1976 | 23 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 9 |
| 1979 | 31 |
| 1980 | 14 |
| 1981 | 21 |
| 1982 | 125 |
| 1983 | 14 |
| 1984 | 22 |
| 1985 | 73 |
| 1986 | 32 |
| 1987 | 78 |
| 1988 | 223 |
| 1989 | 775 |
| 1990 | 357 |
| 1991 | 106 |
| 1992 | 104 |
| 1993 | 40 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 97 |
| 1996 | 556 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 70 |
| 2000 | 28 |
| 2001 | 35 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 537 |
| 2004 | 296 |
| 2005 | 407 |
| 2006 | 329 |
| 2007 | 453 |
| 2008 | 444 |
| 2009 | 316 |
| 2010 | 405 |
| 2011 | 184 |
| 2012 | 340 |
| 2013 | 342 |
| 2014 | 174 |
| 2015 | 344 |
| 2016 | 144 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2018 | 86 |
| 2019 | 2,576 |
| 2020 | 252 |
| 2021 | 1,141 |
| 2022 | 1,241 |
| 2023 | 736 |
| 2024 | 618 |
| 2025 | 572 |
| 2026 | 335 |
United States
10/08/2026 · Julien Carley-Windeler · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
India
09/08/2026 · Hima Bindu · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Taiwan
07/08/2026 · 巫炘哲 · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
04/08/2026 · Nicholas Collins · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Thailand
03/08/2026 · mitradaneshvar · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Ecuador
28/07/2026 · Dra. Leah · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
India
27/07/2026 · Indeterminate · Devashish Rudrakar · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
India
26/07/2026 · Rishit · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Mexico
26/07/2026 · Indeterminate · Maria chable · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
India
25/07/2026 · Baranidharan S · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
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