Spotted Sugar Ant

Spotted Sugar Ant

Camponotus maculatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Singapore

In 3 days ~10%

5 Verified sightings at Singapore
44 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Spotted Sugar Ant

Camponotus maculatus is a species of carpenter ant (genus Camponotus). "Camponotus maculatus - Facts". AntWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2014. "Camponotus maculatus". at antwiki.org Itis.gov Animaldiversity.org Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Sugar Ant in Singapore?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Sugar Ant sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 960th most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spotted Sugar Ant in Singapore?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Sugar Ant in Singapore on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Spotted Sugar Ant?

Between 6 and 9 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Sugar Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Singapore the best place to see a Spotted Sugar Ant?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Spotted Sugar Ant sightings, Singapore ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%) and Durban (South Africa, under 5%).

Where does the Spotted Sugar Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spotted Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (5 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.

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