Where has the Crazy ant been recorded?

Anoplolepis gracilipes occurrence evidence comes from 530 records in 26 countries and territories, from 1918 to 2026. Most records come from Philippines.

530 records
26 places
31 years recorded
Insecta class

Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Anoplolepis

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

530 records across 26 countries and territories, 1918–2026.

Anoplolepis gracilipes · GBIF taxon key 1317433

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19182026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Crazy ant has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Crazy ant. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Place	Records	Share
Philippines	149
Palau	72
United States	42
Singapore	41
Mexico	33
Thailand	32
India	17
Japan	12
Christmas Island	10
South Korea	10
Indonesia	7
Malaysia	7
Taiwan	7
Vietnam	6
Myanmar	5
French Polynesia	5
Bangladesh	3
American Samoa	2
China	2
Hong Kong	2
Cambodia	2
New Caledonia	2
Timor-Leste	2
Australia	1
Kiribati	1
Solomon Islands	1

Related animals

Others in the family Formicidae.

White-footed house ant

261 records

Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.