Balta spuria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Balta spuria is a species of cockroach, indigenous to Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Balta spuria sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Balta spuria in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in March to August, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Balta spuria 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 Balta spuria sightings, Melbourne has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sydney (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Balta spuria is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (93 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.
