Cryptes baccatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wattle Tick Scale 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.
June, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wattle Tick Scale in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and November–May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wattle Tick Scale sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Wattle Tick Scale sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Wattle Tick Scale that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Green Grocer (about 40%), Metallic Shield Bug (about 20%) and Razor Grinder (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wattle Tick Scale 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.
