Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Western harvester ant
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western harvester ant
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Pogonomyrmex
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Occurrences (GBIF) 4 countries · 7336 records GBIF · updated on 14/10/2026 Maximize Minimize
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| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1905 | 20 |
| 1906 | 15 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1913 | 1 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 15 |
| 1917 | 31 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1921 | 4 |
| 1922 | 10 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1926 | 24 |
| 1927 | 16 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 55 |
| 1930 | 14 |
| 1931 | 6 |
| 1932 | 23 |
| 1933 | 8 |
| 1935 | 12 |
| 1936 | 7 |
| 1937 | 25 |
| 1938 | 43 |
| 1939 | 8 |
| 1940 | 28 |
| 1943 | 1 |
| 1944 | 29 |
| 1945 | 55 |
| 1946 | 16 |
| 1947 | 608 |
| 1948 | 14 |
| 1949 | 92 |
| 1950 | 78 |
| 1951 | 13 |
| 1952 | 34 |
| 1953 | 119 |
| 1954 | 7 |
| 1955 | 92 |
| 1956 | 14 |
| 1957 | 11 |
| 1958 | 6 |
| 1959 | 10 |
| 1960 | 60 |
| 1961 | 28 |
| 1962 | 13 |
| 1963 | 7 |
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1965 | 57 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1967 | 93 |
| 1968 | 10 |
| 1969 | 32 |
| 1970 | 46 |
| 1971 | 68 |
| 1972 | 71 |
| 1973 | 47 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1975 | 4 |
| 1976 | 18 |
| 1977 | 51 |
| 1978 | 47 |
| 1979 | 1,449 |
| 1980 | 22 |
| 1981 | 342 |
| 1982 | 101 |
| 1983 | 15 |
| 1984 | 12 |
| 1985 | 51 |
| 1986 | 99 |
| 1987 | 15 |
| 1988 | 34 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 12 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 278 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 9 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 21 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 19 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 19 |
| 2005 | 52 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 72 |
| 2012 | 101 |
| 2013 | 61 |
| 2014 | 25 |
| 2015 | 73 |
| 2016 | 37 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2019 | 65 |
| 2020 | 83 |
| 2021 | 121 |
| 2022 | 118 |
| 2023 | 125 |
| 2024 | 195 |
| 2025 | 386 |
| 2026 | 502 |
United States
04/10/2026 · Charles Bell · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
02/10/2026 · Kat Haas · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
25/09/2026 · joanklutz · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
21/09/2026 · Female · Daughter Dad · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
21/09/2026 · Female · Daughter Dad · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
21/09/2026 · Female · Daughter Dad · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
20/09/2026 · Jason · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
19/09/2026 · Kathryn Dick · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
18/09/2026 · Female · Daughter Dad · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
16/09/2026 · countcorvidae · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
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