Blue-Spotted Hawker

Blue-Spotted Hawker

Aeshna brevistyla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Auckland

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

11 Verified sightings at Auckland
152 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Auckland?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Spotted Hawker sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 395th most-seen of the 689 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.

When is the best time to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Auckland?

January and October–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in February–September and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Spotted Hawker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Auckland the best place to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker?

5th of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Blue-Spotted Hawker sightings, Auckland ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Melbourne (Australia, about 10%), Perth (Australia, about 10%) and Brisbane (Australia, about 10%).

Where does the Blue-Spotted Hawker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-Spotted Hawker is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (11 verified sightings), 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.

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