Toxorhynchites speciosus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The Australian elephant mosquito (Toxorhynchites speciosus) is a species of mosquito in the genus Toxorhynchites, also known as elephant mosquitoes. It is the largest mosquito in the world. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Toxorhynchites speciosus sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 230 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 57th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Toxorhynchites speciosus in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in June to August, the lowest months. Those are among Brisbane's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Toxorhynchites speciosus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Toxorhynchites speciosus sightings, Brisbane has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sydney (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Culicidae
The closest relatives of the Toxorhynchites speciosus that you can see in Brisbane (family Culicidae, Mosquitoes) are Striped Mosquito (about 10%) and Aedes vittiger (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Toxorhynchites speciosus is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (230 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.
