Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant

Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant

Camponotus cruentatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Barcelona

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

104 Verified sightings at Barcelona
194 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant in Barcelona?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 104 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 36th most-seen of the 381 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant in Barcelona?

April–June and August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Barcelona the best place to see a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant?

Yes

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant sightings, Barcelona has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Madrid (Spain, about 10%) and Lisbon (Portugal, under 5%).

Where does the Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Barcelona (104 verified sightings), 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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