Mediterranean Acrobat Ant

Mediterranean Acrobat Ant

Crematogaster scutellaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

15 Verified sightings at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park From 2019 to 2026
168 In all 6 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Mediterranean Acrobat Ant

Crematogaster scutellaris is a species of ant belonging to the family Formicidae, subfamily Myrmicinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
4 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
2 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
3 Naples 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
4 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~20%
5 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
6 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
7 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
8 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
10 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 226th most-seen of the 597 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

March–April, June–July and September–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, August and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant?

Between 9 am and noon

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

Is Sierra de Guadarrama National Park the best place to see a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant?

6th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Mediterranean Acrobat Ant sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%), Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Doñana National Park (Spain, about 10%).

Where does the Mediterranean Acrobat Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mediterranean Acrobat Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (15 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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