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Narrow-headed Ant

Formica exsecta

1,123Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan37
Feb0
Mar18
Apr19
May26
Jun36
Jul101
Aug389
Sep49
Oct37
Nov9
Dec1

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland1,074
2Aberdeenshire Scotland19
3Devon England14
4Perth and Kinross Scotland9
21 England1,102 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,123
Peak month
August
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Formica exsecta
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,120
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (pre-1994 criteria), Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Formicidae
Genus
Formica
Name with authority
Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846
Described
1846
Contributing datasets
15

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1386336 · GBIF 1315050