Anoplognathus viriditarsis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Anoplognathus viriditarsis is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae native to eastern Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anoplognathus viriditarsis sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 93rd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anoplognathus viriditarsis in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anoplognathus viriditarsis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Anoplognathus viriditarsis sightings, Blue Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Anoplognathus
The closest relatives of the Anoplognathus viriditarsis that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (genus Anoplognathus, Christmas Beetles) are Washerwoman (about 10%), Emerald Tip Beetle (about 10%) and Brown-Winged Christmas Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anoplognathus viriditarsis is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (37 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.
