Summary description from Wikipedia:

Formica subsericea in languages:

English

Silky Field Ant

Images from inaturalist.org observations:

We recommend you sign up for this excellent, free service.

©haofu, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Erika Mitchell, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©jodydf, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©blastoma, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©blastoma, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©blastoma, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©blastoma, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©zhoss, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©zhoss, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©zhoss, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©zhoss, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©gwt2102, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©gwt2102, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©gwt2102, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Liza Hagey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Carol, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©naturequ33r, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©naturequ33r, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©naturequ33r, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Kelly Krechmer, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Greg Cudworth, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©swong1, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©ShutterBug, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©sflanagan12, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©bassteeth, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©bassteeth, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©bassteeth, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©bassteeth, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©michieldewit, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©wurmpleosu, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©grnmtn, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©grnmtn, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©rbaumbach, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©brendaglen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©sarahramsey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Séraphin Poudrier, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Séraphin Poudrier, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Séraphin Poudrier, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©luisortega5, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Séraphin Poudrier, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Séraphin Poudrier, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Séraphin Poudrier, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Carol, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Carol, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Carol, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Elizabeth Herr, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©coonskm, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©coonskm, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©vdlc, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©David Rockow, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©David Rockow, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Erika Mitchell, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Erika Mitchell, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Karl Kroeker, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Karl Kroeker, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Karl Kroeker, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Rob Curtis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©prairiemountain, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Jason King, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Jason King, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Jason King, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Matt Bertone, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©b_coulter, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©sebastiancaraballo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©sebastiancaraballo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©sebastiancaraballo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©sebastiancaraballo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Timothy Foard, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©James Waters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©James Waters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©James Waters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©James Waters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©James Waters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©James Waters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©James Waters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©James Waters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©Nash Turley, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Joshua Eastlake, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Margarita Lankford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Margarita Lankford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Margarita Lankford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Margarita Lankford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©watti, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©b_coulter, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©b_coulter, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©b_coulter, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Margarita Lankford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Bill Lucas, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Bill Lucas, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Margarita Lankford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Margarita Lankford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Margarita Lankford, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©James Waters, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©Kelly Krechmer, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Courtney Behrle, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Courtney Behrle, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Jennifer Ganson-Bowman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Jennifer Ganson-Bowman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©atlasbeetle, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Matthew Thompson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©imanhassan759, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©mamiles, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©mamiles, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©ehohenberg, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©seabrookeleckie, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Jefferson Shank, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Jefferson Shank, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Julia Beach, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©lon_nestrud, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©lon_nestrud, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Niki Robertson, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Joanne Redwood, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Joanne Redwood, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©peggyo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Renato, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Randy Bodkins, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Suzanne Labbé, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Steve Waycott, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Steve Waycott, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ian Alexander, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Suzanne Labbé, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Glenn Berry, some rights reserved (CC0)

©Todd Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Glenn Berry, some rights reserved (CC0)

©gmskupien, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Todd Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Carl-Adam Wegenschimmel, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©gmskupien, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Zoology123, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©cramer45, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©cramer45, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

Parent Taxon

• Formica

Sibling Taxa

• Formica accreta
• Formica aerata
• Formica albipennis
• Formica altipetens
• Formica argentea
• Formica browni
• Formica canadensis
• Formica candida
• Formica cinereofusca
• Formica foreliana
• Formica francoeuri
• Formica fusca
• Formica gagatoides
• Formica gerardi
• Formica glacialis
• Formica glauca
• Formica gnava
• Formica hayashi
• Formica hewitti
• Formica japonica
• Formica kozlovi
• Formica lemani
• Formica lepida
• Formica longipilosa
• Formica microphthalma
• Formica moki
• Formica montana
• Formica neoclara
• Formica neorufibarbis
• Formica occulta
• Formica pachucana
• Formica pacifica
• Formica picea
• Formica podzolica
• Formica propatula
• Formica pulla
• Formica retecta
• Formica sibylla
• Formica subaenescens
• Formica subcyanea
• Formica subelongata
• Formica subpilosa
• Formica subpolita
• Formica subsericea
• Formica transmontanis
• Formica xerophila
• Formica yoshiokae

Top Observation Places

• Cincinnati
• Minneapolis
• Brossard
• Durham
• Sandy Springs
• Brookhaven
• Logan Square
• Portage Park
• Irving Park
• Albany Park
• West Raleigh
• Cary
• Chapel Hill
• Boston
• South Boston
• Cambridge
• Newton
• Somerville
• Waltham
• Malden
• Brookline
• Medford
• Arlington
• Alexandria
• Centreville
• Reston