Devil's Coach Horse

Devil's Coach Horse

Creophilus erythrocephalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Melbourne

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Melbourne
6 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Devil's Coach Horse in Melbourne?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Devil's Coach Horse sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 703rd most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Devil's Coach Horse in Melbourne?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Devil's Coach Horse in Melbourne on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Devil's Coach Horse?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Devil's Coach Horse 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.

Where else can you see a Devil's Coach Horse?

Only Melbourne, in our data

Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Devil's Coach Horse sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Devil's Coach Horse sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Devil's Coach Horse is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (7 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.

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