European Gate-Keeper Ant

European Gate-Keeper Ant

Camponotus truncatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kiskunság National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

7 Verified sightings at Kiskunság National Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~20%
2 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
3 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
4 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
5 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a European Gate-Keeper Ant in Kiskunság National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a European Gate-Keeper Ant sighting in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 67th most-seen of the 95 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a European Gate-Keeper Ant in Kiskunság National Park?

July and September

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a European Gate-Keeper Ant in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May, August and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a European Gate-Keeper Ant?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Gate-Keeper Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a European Gate-Keeper Ant?

Only Kiskunság National Park, in our data

Kiskunság National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate European Gate-Keeper Ant sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the European Gate-Keeper Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the European Gate-Keeper Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Kiskunság 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.

← Back to Kiskunság National Park