Melobasis propinqua
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Melobasis propinqua sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 554th 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.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Melobasis propinqua in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Melobasis propinqua 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 Melobasis propinqua sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Buprestidae
The closest relatives of the Melobasis propinqua that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Buprestidae, Jewel Beetles) are Stigmodera macularia (about 10%), Castiarina sexplagiata (about 10%) and Cyrioides imperialis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melobasis propinqua is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (8 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.
