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Gigantiops destructor

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Gigantiops destructor (Fabricius, 1804)

GBIF · view at source · updated on 03/07/2026

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Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Gigantiops

Gigantiops destructor

Wikidata · view at source · CC0 · updated on 03/07/2026

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species of insect

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(c) César Favacho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by César Favacho · CC BY-NC · iNaturalist

(c) Thomas Shahan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC · iNaturalist

(c) Jonghyun Park, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jonghyun Park · CC BY · iNaturalist

(c) Michael Eisen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael Eisen · CC BY · iNaturalist

Occurrences (GBIF) 9 countries · 676 records

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Year	Records
1920	8
1954	2
1962	3
1965	1
1966	2
1967	1
1968	1
1970	1
1973	1
1974	1
1976	3
1977	6
1978	4
1980	3
1981	16
1982	8
1983	6
1984	12
1985	19
1986	3
1987	2
1989	5
1990	2
1991	3
1992	3
1993	1
1994	1
1995	4
1996	1
1998	1
1999	2
2000	1
2002	17
2003	11
2004	8
2005	12
2006	12
2007	4
2008	1
2010	4
2011	3
2012	6
2013	67
2014	16
2015	16
2016	12
2017	8
2018	17
2019	41
2020	12
2021	26
2022	60
2023	75
2024	40
2025	40
2026	25

Colombia · 213 Brazil · 194 Ecuador · 88 Peru · 71 French Guiana · 52 Guyana · 47 Venezuela · 8 Bolivia · 2 China · 1

Ecuador 11/06/2026 · Maribel Elisa Tenesaca Llumi · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record

Ecuador 11/06/2026 · Female · Samira Andrea Llerena Quinteros · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record

Brazil 11/06/2026 · Jackson Wingert · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record

Brazil 22/05/2026 · Leandro Maracahipes · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record

French Guiana 20/05/2026 · Maël Dewynter · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record

Brazil 15/05/2026 · Edson Guilherme · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record

French Guiana 10/05/2026 · luzluz · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record

Brazil 27/04/2026 · Female · Angelica Schrader Viero · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record

French Guiana 26/04/2026 · christian marty · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record

Colombia 20/04/2026 · Braden McDonald · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record

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