Dolichoderus attelaboides

Dolichoderus attelaboides

Dolichoderus attelaboides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Yasuní National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

13 Verified sightings at Yasuní National Park From 2019 to 2026
51 In all 5 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Dolichoderus attelaboides

Dolichoderus attelaboides is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, the species is endemic to Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~10%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
5 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Dolichoderus attelaboides in Yasuní National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus attelaboides sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 203 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Dolichoderus attelaboides in Yasuní National Park?

May

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus attelaboides in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–September and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Dolichoderus attelaboides?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dolichoderus attelaboides 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 Yasuní National Park the best place to see a Dolichoderus attelaboides?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Dolichoderus attelaboides sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 10%).

Where does the Dolichoderus attelaboides sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dolichoderus attelaboides is recorded against all the insects logged in Yasuní National Park (13 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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