Perissops ocellatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Perissops ocellatus is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is found on the eastern coast of Australia in New South Wales and Queensland. It was first described by Ludwig Redtenbacher in 1868 as Enteles ocellatus. In 1871, it was assigned by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe to the genus Perissops, giving the present combination of Perissops ocellatus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Perissops ocellatus sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 681st 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Perissops ocellatus in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Perissops ocellatus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
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 Perissops ocellatus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Curculionidae
The closest relatives of the Perissops ocellatus that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Botany Bay Diamond Weevil (about 20%), Psapharus infaustus (about 10%) and Elephant Weevil (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Perissops ocellatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (5 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.
