Pauropsalta mneme
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pauropsalta mneme is a species of cicada, also known as the alarm clock squawker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1850 by English entomologist Francis Walker. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alarm Clock Squawker sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 789 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.
November to January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Alarm Clock Squawker in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alarm Clock Squawker sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Alarm Clock Squawker sightings, Blue Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Grampians National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Cicadidae
The closest relatives of the Alarm Clock Squawker that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Green Grocer (about 40%), Razor Grinder (about 20%) and Floury Baker (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alarm Clock Squawker is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (52 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.
