Dolichoderus quadripunctatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th most-seen of the 243 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus quadripunctatus in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and October–March, the lowest months. That is one of Fertő-Hanság National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 30 mm in March.
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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dolichoderus quadripunctatus sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 20%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Dolichoderus quadripunctatus that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Hairy Carpenter Ant (about 10%) and Jet Ant (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 Fertő-Hanság National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
