What are the chances of seeing a Castiarina octospilota in Blue Mountains National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Castiarina octospilota sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 456th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Castiarina octospilota in Blue Mountains National Park?
February and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Castiarina octospilota in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Castiarina octospilota?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Castiarina octospilota sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Castiarina octospilota?
Only Blue Mountains National Park, in our data
Blue Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Castiarina octospilota sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Castiarina octospilota live in Blue Mountains National Park?
Same genus: Castiarina
The closest relatives of the Castiarina octospilota 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.
Where does the Castiarina octospilota sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Castiarina octospilota is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (12 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.