Lasius emarginatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Lasius emarginatus is a species of boreal formicine ants native to western Eurasia. It has gained notoriety as the invasive ManhattAnt in the United States. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Central European Bicolored Ant sighting in Lyon on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 127th most-seen of the 411 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Central European Bicolored Ant in Lyon on a given day, against under 5% in July and December–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Central European Bicolored 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.
Among the best
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Central European Bicolored Ant sightings, Lyon ranks 7th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Paris (France, about 10%), Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and New York City (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Central European Bicolored Ant that you can see in Lyon (family Formicidae, Ants) are Mediterranean Acrobat Ant (about 20%) and European Gate-Keeper Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Central European Bicolored Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Lyon (26 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.
