What are the chances of seeing a Pheidole sharpi in Hyderabad?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pheidole sharpi sighting in Hyderabad on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 318 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.
When is the best time to see a Pheidole sharpi in Hyderabad?
February to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pheidole sharpi in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months. Those are among Hyderabad's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in August.
Where else can you see a Pheidole sharpi?
Only Hyderabad, in our data
Hyderabad is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pheidole sharpi sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Pheidole sharpi live in Hyderabad?
Same genus: Pheidole
The closest relatives of the Pheidole sharpi that you can see in Hyderabad (genus Pheidole, Big-headed Ants) are Indian Big-Headed Ant (about 10%), Pheidole parva (about 10%) and Pheidole latinoda (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Pheidole sharpi sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pheidole sharpi is recorded against all the insects logged in Hyderabad (13 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.