Dasygnathus trituberculatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Dasygnathus trituberculatus is a species of large scarab beetle native to Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dasygnathus trituberculatus sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 127 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 106th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dasygnathus trituberculatus in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in May to December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dasygnathus trituberculatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Dasygnathus trituberculatus sightings, Melbourne ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sydney (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Dasygnathus trituberculatus that you can see in Melbourne (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Argentinian Scarab (about 20%), Cowboy Beetle (about 10%) and African Black Beetle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dasygnathus trituberculatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (127 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.
