Velvet Sugar Ant

Velvet Sugar Ant

Camponotus rufoglaucus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

14 Verified sightings at Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]
October Best month

About the Velvet Sugar Ant

Camponotus rufoglaucus is a species of carpenter ant (genus Camponotus). It is found from many Afrotropical, Indo-Australian, Oriental, Palaearctic regional countries. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tiruchirappalli 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Madurai 🇮🇳 India
~30%
4 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~20%
5 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Kollam 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Velvet Sugar Ant in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet Sugar Ant sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 89th most-seen of the 182 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.

When is the best time to see a Velvet Sugar Ant in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]?

January, August and October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet Sugar Ant in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and May–July, the lowest months.

Is Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] the best place to see a Velvet Sugar Ant?

7th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Velvet Sugar Ant sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tiruchirappalli (India, about 30%), Chennai (India, about 30%) and Madurai (India, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Velvet Sugar Ant live in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]?

Same family: Formicidae

The closest relatives of the Velvet Sugar Ant that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Formicidae, Ants) are Asian Weaver Ant (about 40%), Yellow Crazy Ant (about 20%) and Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Velvet Sugar Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Velvet Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (14 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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