#3639 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants

Viervlekmier

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus

🐝 Bees, wasps & ants 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus . Described by Linnaeus in 1771, the species is endemic all over Europe and Asia.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,794iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,794 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1771 (255 years ago).