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Atta vollenweideri

Chaco Leafcutter Ant


Atta vollenweideri

Hormiga Isaú
Family: Formicidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Other common names: Hormiga Cortadora.




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Atta vollenweideri, common name chaco leafcutter ant, is a species of leafcutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Atta. This species is from one of the two genera of advanced attines (fungus-growing ants) within the tribe Attini.

Colonies are made up of around 4-7 million individuals.

Source: Wikipedia, article Atta vollenweideri. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 17

Foto
Photography ID: 661943
  Adult
San Miguel de Tucumán
Tucumán
Argentina
12/04/2025
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 560031
 Las Mojarras
Córdoba
Argentina
05/14/2022
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 538435
 Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
06/10/2023
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 536015
 Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/20/2023
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 536014
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/20/2023
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 535658
 Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/21/2023
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 535654
 Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/21/2023
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 521951
♀  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/26/2021
Daniel Fabián Barrios
Foto
Photography ID: 485657
 Esteros del Farrapos
Río Negro
Uruguay
01/06/2022
Luis Mier



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Species records

Count: 22



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
248960605/07/202611:56ArgentinaSanta FeRuta sin nombrar, Sauce Viejo50Gustavo Fernando Durán
239617504/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánParque Guillermina - Av Mate De Luna 4100, San Miguel de TucumánViviana Fuentes
227859323/04/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosAmarras del Gualeguaychú (área natural protegida privada), Departamento GualeguaychúRodolfo Julio Velazquez
212155921/07/2023ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroRuta 9, Termas de Río HondoWalter Bustamante
177885210/06/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino a 4 Hermanas, CeibasGustavo Puente
177646810/06/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosEstación Las GarzasNorberto Muzzachiodi
176789821/05/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguaychú al oeste, GualeguaychúGustavo Puente
177466820/05/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasEduardo Nadal
176939320/05/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasEduardo Nadal
192970814/05/2022ArgentinaCórdobaLas Mojarras 2, Las MojarrasHugo Caverzasi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Chaco Leafcutter Ant (Atta vollenweideri) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.