Taschenberg's Odorous Ant

Dolichoderus taschenbergi · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Formicidae

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Taschenberg's Odorous Ant
Photo: Jonghyun Park, CC BY

Taschenberg's odorous ant is a member of the genus Dolichoderus. Its distribution is described as sporadic and it occurs in habitats where it is only occasionally found. The species was first described by Mayr in 1866 and is native to Canada and the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Taschenberg's odorous ant belongs to the genus Dolichoderus.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in habitats where its dispersion is sporadic.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 30 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, Mississippi, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Taschenberg's Odorous Ant photo 2
Photo: Jonghyun Park, CC BY
Taschenberg's Odorous Ant photo 3
Photo: Thomas Koffel, CC BY
Taschenberg's Odorous Ant photo 4
Photo: W Rao, CC BY
Taschenberg's Odorous Ant photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Same family (Formicidae)

Eastern Black Carpenter AntEastern Black Carpenter AntCamponotus pennsylvanicusCan biteRed Imported Fire AntRed Imported Fire AntSolenopsis invictaCan stingAmerican Winter AntAmerican Winter AntPrenolepis imparisArgentine AntArgentine AntLinepithema humileNuisance, not dangerousImmigrant Pavement AntImmigrant Pavement AntTetramorium immigransCan stingOdorous House AntOdorous House AntTapinoma sessileCan damage your home

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolichoderus_taschenbergi

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.

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