Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly

Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly

Lophyrotoma interrupta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Blue Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

20 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
20 In 1 park
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
3 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly in Blue Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 213th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly in Blue Mountains National Park?

October to February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly 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 Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly?

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 Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cattle-Poisoning Sawfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (20 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.

← Back to Blue Mountains National Park