Cryptobothrus chrysophorus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Cryptobothrus is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is one described species in Cryptobothrus, C. chrysophorus, found in Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Bandwing sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 155th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Bandwing in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Bandwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Golden Bandwing sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Golden Bandwing that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Giant Green Slantface (about 10%), Wingless Grasshopper (about 10%) and Australian Yellow-Winged Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Bandwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (26 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.
