Dolichoderus quadripunctatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Dolichoderus quadripunctatus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771, the species is present all over Europe and Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus quadripunctatus sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus quadripunctatus in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dolichoderus quadripunctatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dolichoderus quadripunctatus sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 20%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Dolichoderus quadripunctatus that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Jet Ant (about 10%), Hercules Carpenter Ant (about 10%) and Brown-Black Carpenter Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dolichoderus quadripunctatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (29 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.
