Camponotus aeneopilosus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The golden tail sugar ant (Camponotus aeneopilosus or also commonly known as the golden black sugar ant) is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus. It is native to eastern Australia and was described by Gustav Mayr in 1862. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 106 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 742 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in February and December, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant sightings, Sydney ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, about 20%).
Same genus: Camponotus
The closest relatives of the Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant that you can see in Sydney (genus Camponotus, Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies) are Banded Sugar Ant (about 10%) and Black-Headed Sugar Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (106 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.
