Eciton burchellii
| Eciton burchellii | |
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| Soldier of Eciton burchellii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Clade: | Doryloformicia |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Eciton |
| Species: | E. burchellii
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| Binomial name | |
| Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842
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| Subspecies | |
Eciton burchellii is a species of New World army ant in the genus Eciton. This species performs expansive, organized swarm raids that give it the informal name, Eciton army ant. This species displays a high degree of worker polymorphism.