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 Sofia on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 94th most-seen of the 115 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.
May–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus quadripunctatus in Sofia on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–April, 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, Sofia ranks 8th 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 order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Dolichoderus quadripunctatus that you can see in Sofia (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are European Orchard Bee (about 20%), European Hornet (about 10%) and European Paper Wasp (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 Sofia (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.
