Stigmodera macularia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Stigmodera macularia, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae restricted to Southeastern Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stigmodera macularia sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 108th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Stigmodera macularia in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stigmodera macularia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Stigmodera macularia sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Buprestidae
The closest relatives of the Stigmodera macularia that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Buprestidae, Jewel Beetles) are Castiarina sexplagiata (about 10%), Cyrioides imperialis (about 10%) and Castiarina bifasciata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stigmodera macularia is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (33 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.
