Leptomyrmex nigriventris

Leptomyrmex nigriventris

Leptomyrmex nigriventris

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Blue Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

118 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
118 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Leptomyrmex nigriventris

Leptomyrmex nigriventris is a species of ant in the genus Leptomyrmex. Described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1831, the species is endemic to Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Leptomyrmex nigriventris in Blue Mountains National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Leptomyrmex nigriventris sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 118 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Leptomyrmex nigriventris in Blue Mountains National Park?

April–May and August–September

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Leptomyrmex nigriventris in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against about 10% in November to January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Leptomyrmex nigriventris?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leptomyrmex nigriventris sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Leptomyrmex nigriventris?

Only Blue Mountains National Park, in our data

Blue Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Leptomyrmex nigriventris sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Leptomyrmex nigriventris live in Blue Mountains National Park?

Same genus: Leptomyrmex

The closest relatives of the Leptomyrmex nigriventris that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (genus Leptomyrmex, Spider Ants) are Red-Headed Spider Ant (about 20%) and Leptomyrmex cnemidatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Leptomyrmex nigriventris sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Leptomyrmex nigriventris is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (118 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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