Dorylus orientalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Dorylus orientalis is an Asian species of army ants in the genus Dorylus. It can be found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Borneo. Dorylus orientalis have two morphologically distinct series of workers that has not been known previously among army ants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dorylus orientalis sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 467th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dorylus orientalis in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dorylus orientalis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Dorylus orientalis that you can see in Hong Kong (family Formicidae, Ants) are Asian Weaver Ant (about 30%), Nicobar Carpenter Ant (about 10%) and Yellow Crazy Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dorylus orientalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (19 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.
