Austrogomphus amphiclitus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Austrogomphus amphiclitus, also known as Austrogomphus (Pleiogomphus) amphiclitus, is a species of dragonfly of the family Gomphidae, commonly known as the pale hunter. It inhabits streams and rivers in eastern Australia.
Austrogomphus amphiclitus is a medium-sized, black and yellow dragonfly. The genus name Austrogomphus combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Gomphus, a genus name derived from Greek γόμφος (gomphos, “peg” or “nail”), alluding to the clubbed shape of the abdomen in males.
The species name amphiclitus is derived from Greek ἀμφί (amphi, "on both sides") and κλιτός (klitos, "sloping"), hence "sloping on both sides", likely referring to a deformity of the original specimen's abdomen not present in live specimens.
List of Odonata species of Australia Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Hunter sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 218th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Hunter in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months. Those are among Brisbane's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale Hunter sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pale Hunter sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale Hunter is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (73 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.
