Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant

Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant

Camponotus cruentatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Sierra Nevada National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

50 Verified sightings at Sierra Nevada National Park From 2019 to 2026
194 In all 5 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant in Sierra Nevada National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant in Sierra Nevada National Park?

April and May

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blood-Spotted Sugar 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 Nevada National Park the best place to see a Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant?

Among the best

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 30%).

Where does the Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (50 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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