Gminatus australis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Gminatus australis is a species of true bug in the family Reduviidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Assassin Bug sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Assassin Bug in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Assassin Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Orange Assassin Bug sightings, Blue Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Reduviidae
The closest relatives of the Orange Assassin Bug that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Reduviidae, Assassin Bugs) are Ectomocoris ornatus (about 10%), Common Assassin Bug (about 10%) and Austrovelinus varius (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange Assassin Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (42 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.
