Forelius pruinosus

[5] The high noon ant has been found to have a mutualistic relationship with caterpillar larva of the Miami blue, Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri.

[8] Forelius pruinosus ants live in the United States, Cuba and Mexico, where they exist in northern portions of the U.S., and their range could possibly extend further into South America.

[2] In Mexico, they live in a broad range of habitats and can be found in desert regions, grasslands, and various sorts of woodland.

[4] A study carried out in 2003 found that F. pruinosus was one of the dominant ant species of the subfamily Dolichoderinae in north central Florida.

[11] This species along with, F. damiani, were the first of the Forelius genus observed in Colombia and were collected in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, a dry forested region.