Reticulitermes virginicus is a species of subterranean termite native to North America, found often in the southern United States.

[5][6] R. virginicus alates have wings about 0.3 inches (0.76 cm) long with two visible, hardened and thickened veins.

After a short flight, the insects shed their wings, and a female will search for a crevice or other suitable underground nesting site and be joined there by a male.

In large colonies, it is possible for workers to develop into non-winged reproductives which lay eggs to supplement the queen's effort, or which can replace her should she die.

They feed on wood, and harbour symbiotic bacteria in the gut to help them digest the cellulose.