Myrmica sabuleti
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Myrmica sabuleti is a species of ant in the genus Myrmica. The species is indigenous to Europe, and most colonies are polygynous. Caterpillars of the large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) parasitically prey on this ant. The caterpillar hatches on wild thyme buds and then at the fourth-instar stage tricks the ants into believing it is one of their own larvae by mimicking the specific chemical scents and acoustic sounds of the colony. The worker ants then carry the caterpillar to their nest, where it feeds on the ant grubs for 10 months before pupating and emerging as a butterfly. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Myrmica sabuleti sighting in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, based on 9 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.
July and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Myrmica sabuleti in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and October, the lowest months.
Only Kiskunság National Park, in our data
Kiskunság National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Myrmica sabuleti sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Myrmica sabuleti that you can see in Kiskunság National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Hairy Carpenter Ant (about 40%), Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (about 20%) and European Gate-Keeper Ant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Myrmica sabuleti is recorded against all the insects logged in Kiskunság National Park (9 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.
