Dolichoderus quadripunctatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Dolichoderus quadripunctatus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771, the species is present all over Europe and Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus quadripunctatus sighting in Istanbul on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 66th most-seen of the 266 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–June, August–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus quadripunctatus in Istanbul on a given day, against under 5% in January, July and November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dolichoderus quadripunctatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Dolichoderus quadripunctatus sightings, Istanbul ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bucharest (Romania, about 10%), Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Dolichoderus quadripunctatus that you can see in Istanbul (family Formicidae, Ants) are Schmidt's Cocktail Ant (about 20%), Eurasian Winter Ant (about 10%) and Camponotus lateralis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dolichoderus quadripunctatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Istanbul (24 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.
