Monomorium floricola
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The bicolored trailing ant or flower ant (Monomorium floricola) is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a widespread, invasive ant which is found all over the world. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Flower Ant sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 450th 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.
March, June–August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flower Ant in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, September and November–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flower Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Flower Ant sightings, Hong Kong ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kochi (India, about 10%), Fortaleza (Brazil, about 10%) and Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Flower Ant 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 Flower Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (21 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.
