34,053 observations
Red Imported Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Hymenoptera ›Family: Formicidae ›Genus: Solenopsis
About
The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), also known as the fire ant or RIFA, is a species of ant native to South America. A member of the genus Solenopsis in the subfamily Myrmicinae, it was described by Swiss entomologist Felix Santschi as a variant in 1916. Its current name invicta was given to the ant in 1972 as a separate species. However, the variant and species were the same ant, and the name was preserved...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Red Imported Fire Ant is Solenopsis invicta.
- Red Imported Fire Ant belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Red Imported Fire Ant belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Red Imported Fire Ant belongs to the class Insecta.
- Red Imported Fire Ant belongs to the order Hymenoptera.
- Red Imported Fire Ant belongs to the family Formicidae.
- Red Imported Fire Ant belongs to the genus Solenopsis.