Tepic Big-Headed Ant

Tepic Big-Headed Ant

Pheidole tepicana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Saguaro National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

8 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026
8 In 1 park
October Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Tepic Big-Headed Ant

Pheidole tepicana is a species of higher myrmicine in the family Formicidae, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tepic Big-Headed Ant in Saguaro National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tepic Big-Headed Ant sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 300th most-seen of the 354 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.

When is the best time to see a Tepic Big-Headed Ant in Saguaro National Park?

September–October and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tepic Big-Headed Ant in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–August and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Tepic Big-Headed Ant?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tepic Big-Headed Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Where else can you see a Tepic Big-Headed Ant?

Only Saguaro National Park, in our data

Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tepic Big-Headed Ant sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Tepic Big-Headed Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tepic Big-Headed Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (8 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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