Camponotus piceus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Camponotus piceus is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus, the carpenter ants, occurring in southern and central Europe, the southern part of eastern Europe, north-west Africa, Asia Minor, Lebanon, Iran, the Caucasus, and Kazakshtan.
It was originaly described as Formica picea by Leach in 1825, but was later moved to Camponotus and renamed piceus. Today Formica picea is instead used for an ant in the genus Formica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Camponotus piceus sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 940th most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Camponotus piceus in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Camponotus piceus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Camponotus piceus sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same genus: Camponotus
The closest relatives of the Camponotus piceus that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (genus Camponotus, Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies) are Brown-Black Carpenter Ant (about 10%), Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant (about 10%) and Hercules Carpenter Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Camponotus piceus is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées 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.
