Porrostoma rhipidium
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Porrostoma rhipidius is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae, found widely in Australia. The name is sometimes misspelled as "rhipidium" but under ICZN Article 31 species names that are nouns, such as rhipidius, must retain their original spelling regardless of generic placement. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 333rd most-seen of the 1083 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.
August to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months. Those are among Brisbane's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 160 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle sightings, Brisbane ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Melbourne (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle that you can see in Brisbane (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Variable Ladybird Beetle (about 30%), Striped Ladybird (about 20%) and Hadda Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (38 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.
