Castiarina octomaculata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Castiarina octomaculata sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 681st most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Castiarina octomaculata in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Castiarina octomaculata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Castiarina octomaculata sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Castiarina
The closest relatives of the Castiarina octomaculata that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (genus Castiarina) are Castiarina sexplagiata (about 10%), Castiarina bifasciata (about 10%) and Castiarina decemmaculata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Castiarina octomaculata is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (5 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.
