Velvet Sugar Ant

Velvet Sugar Ant

Camponotus rufoglaucus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Tiruchirappalli

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

13 Verified sightings at Tiruchirappalli
March Best month

About the Velvet Sugar Ant

Camponotus rufoglaucus is a species of carpenter ant (genus Camponotus). It is found from many Afrotropical, Indo-Australian, Oriental, Palaearctic regional countries. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tiruchirappalli 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Madurai 🇮🇳 India
~30%
4 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~20%
5 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Kollam 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Velvet Sugar Ant in Tiruchirappalli?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet Sugar Ant sighting in Tiruchirappalli on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 30 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Velvet Sugar Ant in Tiruchirappalli?

March

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Velvet Sugar Ant in Tiruchirappalli on a given day, against under 5% in January and July, the lowest months. That is one of Tiruchirappalli's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 170 mm in November.

Is Tiruchirappalli the best place to see a Velvet Sugar Ant?

Yes

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Velvet Sugar Ant sightings, Tiruchirappalli has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Chennai (India, about 30%) and Madurai (India, about 30%).

Where does the Velvet Sugar Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Velvet Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Tiruchirappalli (13 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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