Central European Bicolored Ant

Central European Bicolored Ant

Lasius emarginatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bavarian Forest National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

9 Verified sightings at Bavarian Forest National Park From 2019 to 2026
27 In all 2 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Central European Bicolored Ant

Lasius emarginatus is a species of boreal formicine ants native to western Eurasia. It has gained notoriety as the invasive ManhattAnt in the United States. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
3 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
5 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
6 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
7 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
9 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%
10 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Central European Bicolored Ant in Bavarian Forest National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Central European Bicolored Ant sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 585th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Central European Bicolored Ant in Bavarian Forest National Park?

March

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Central European Bicolored Ant in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and October–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Central European Bicolored Ant?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Central European Bicolored Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bavarian Forest National Park the best place to see a Central European Bicolored Ant?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Central European Bicolored Ant sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).

Where does the Central European Bicolored Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Central European Bicolored Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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