Formica polyctena
European red wood ant
Genus: Formica
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Formicidae
European Red Wood Ant
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Formica
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Occurrences (GBIF) 28 countries · 23497 records GBIF · updated on 07/10/2026 Maximize Minimize
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| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1853 | 10 |
| 1857 | 2 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1870 | 11 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1873 | 4 |
| 1875 | 1 |
| 1883 | 8 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1913 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 27 |
| 1919 | 3 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1923 | 31 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1926 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 6 |
| 1930 | 10 |
| 1932 | 9 |
| 1933 | 2 |
| 1934 | 7 |
| 1935 | 9 |
| 1936 | 4 |
| 1937 | 9 |
| 1938 | 26 |
| 1939 | 102 |
| 1940 | 73 |
| 1941 | 24 |
| 1942 | 106 |
| 1943 | 3 |
| 1944 | 63 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1946 | 2 |
| 1947 | 34 |
| 1948 | 4 |
| 1949 | 20 |
| 1950 | 15 |
| 1951 | 49 |
| 1952 | 33 |
| 1953 | 13 |
| 1954 | 47 |
| 1955 | 57 |
| 1956 | 39 |
| 1957 | 14 |
| 1958 | 68 |
| 1959 | 9 |
| 1960 | 118 |
| 1961 | 270 |
| 1962 | 30 |
| 1963 | 29 |
| 1964 | 45 |
| 1965 | 40 |
| 1966 | 95 |
| 1967 | 55 |
| 1968 | 40 |
| 1969 | 85 |
| 1970 | 78 |
| 1971 | 75 |
| 1972 | 36 |
| 1974 | 138 |
| 1975 | 24 |
| 1976 | 132 |
| 1977 | 230 |
| 1978 | 229 |
| 1979 | 135 |
| 1980 | 231 |
| 1981 | 195 |
| 1982 | 304 |
| 1983 | 104 |
| 1984 | 17 |
| 1985 | 36 |
| 1986 | 151 |
| 1987 | 97 |
| 1988 | 53 |
| 1989 | 93 |
| 1990 | 173 |
| 1991 | 71 |
| 1992 | 32 |
| 1993 | 27 |
| 1994 | 33 |
| 1995 | 46 |
| 1996 | 33 |
| 1997 | 59 |
| 1998 | 42 |
| 1999 | 19 |
| 2000 | 236 |
| 2001 | 54 |
| 2002 | 106 |
| 2003 | 116 |
| 2004 | 59 |
| 2005 | 80 |
| 2006 | 48 |
| 2007 | 575 |
| 2008 | 845 |
| 2009 | 251 |
| 2010 | 224 |
| 2011 | 296 |
| 2012 | 204 |
| 2013 | 241 |
| 2014 | 210 |
| 2015 | 526 |
| 2016 | 682 |
| 2017 | 377 |
| 2018 | 345 |
| 2019 | 11,855 |
| 2020 | 197 |
| 2021 | 224 |
| 2022 | 285 |
| 2023 | 193 |
| 2024 | 154 |
| 2025 | 187 |
| 2026 | 160 |
Poland
26/09/2026 · Mateusz Drążyk · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Russia
21/09/2026 · tetramorium_caespitum · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Russia
20/09/2026 · tetramorium_caespitum · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Vid juristernas hus, Upl, Sweden
09/09/2026 · User168713 · SLU Artdatabanken · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode · original record
Germany
08/09/2026 · Eidiu · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Germany
04/09/2026 · Eidiu · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Denmark
29/08/2026 · Jonghyun Park · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Skärbo naturreservat parkering, Skärbo, Steneby, Dls, Sweden
25/08/2026 · User52003 · SLU Artdatabanken · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode · original record
Russia
13/08/2026 · formikeeper · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Romania
10/08/2026 · Female · Bakos Ádám · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
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