Temognatha variabilis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Temognatha variabilis, commonly known as the variable jewel beetle, is a beetle of the family Buprestidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Temognatha variabilis sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 456th 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.
January to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Temognatha variabilis in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to December, the lowest months. Those are among Blue Mountains National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in May.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Temognatha variabilis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Temognatha variabilis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Buprestidae
The closest relatives of the Temognatha variabilis 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 Temognatha variabilis is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (9 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.
