Tropidoderus childrenii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Tropidoderus childrenii, the Children's stick insect, was first described in 1833 by Gray. The species is named after John George Children. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Children’s Stick Insect sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 337th 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.
February–April, June, August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Children’s Stick Insect in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, May, July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Children’s Stick Insect sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Children’s Stick Insect sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Booderee National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Phasmatidae
The closest relatives of the Children’s Stick Insect that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Phasmatidae) are Margin-Winged Stick Insect (about 20%), Spur Legged Phasmid (about 10%) and Titan Stick Insect (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Children’s Stick Insect is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (13 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.
