Chondropyga dorsalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Chondropyga dorsalis, the cowboy beetle, is a large beetle endemic to Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cowboy Beetle sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 375 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 875 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.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cowboy Beetle in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cowboy Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Cowboy Beetle sightings, Melbourne ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sydney (Australia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cowboy Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (375 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.
