Cataglyphis hispanicus

Cataglyphis hispanicus

Cataglyphis hispanicus

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

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

13 Verified sightings at Monfragüe National Park From 2019 to 2026
13 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cataglyphis hispanicus in Monfragüe National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cataglyphis hispanicus sighting in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 84 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cataglyphis hispanicus in Monfragüe National Park?

April

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cataglyphis hispanicus in Monfragüe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months. That is one of Monfragüe National Park's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain against almost none in July.

What time of day is best to see a Cataglyphis hispanicus?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cataglyphis hispanicus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Cataglyphis hispanicus?

Only Monfragüe National Park, in our data

Monfragüe National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cataglyphis hispanicus sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Cataglyphis hispanicus live in Monfragüe National Park?

Same family: Formicidae

The closest relatives of the Cataglyphis hispanicus that you can see in Monfragüe National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant (about 30%), Pallid Big-Headed Ant (about 10%) and Camponotus pilicornis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cataglyphis hispanicus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cataglyphis hispanicus is recorded against all the insects logged in Monfragüe National Park (13 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.

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