Eciton vagans

Eciton vagans
Eciton vagans worker
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Genus:	Eciton
Species:	E. vagans
Binomial name
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792
Subspecies[1]
Eciton vagans allognathum Eciton vagans angustatum Eciton vagans dispar Eciton vagans dubitatum Eciton vagans fur Eciton vagans mutatum Eciton vagans vagans

Eciton vagans is a species of New World army ant in the genus Eciton. It occurs in dry and wet forest habitats, occupying a range extending from Mexico to throughout Costa Rica and possibly Panama and Colombia. Raids are always in columns and are distinguished in being usually nocturnal; preferred prey commonly include other ants.^[2] It is closely related to the Eciton burchellii species.^{[citation needed]}