Camponotus aeneopilosus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The golden tail sugar ant (Camponotus aeneopilosus or also commonly known as the golden black sugar ant) is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus. It is native to eastern Australia and was described by Gustav Mayr in 1862. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant sighting in Royal National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 128th most-seen of the 175 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.
April, August–September and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant in Royal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–July and October, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant sightings, Royal National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Camponotus
The closest relatives of the Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant that you can see in Royal National Park (genus Camponotus, Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies) are Giant Sugar Ant (about 20%), Black-Headed Sugar Ant (about 10%) and Banded Sugar Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Royal National Park (6 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.
