Austrolestes leda
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Austrolestes leda is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, commonly known as a wandering ringtail. It is found across eastern Australia where it inhabits slow and still water. Austrolestes leda is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is light blue and black.
The genus name Austrolestes combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Lestes, a genus name derived from Greek λῃστής (lēstēs, “robber”). The species name leda is named after Leda, a figure from Greek mythology.
List of Odonata species of Australia Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Ringtail sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 618 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Ringtail in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in June and July, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wandering Ringtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Wandering Ringtail sightings, Melbourne ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, about 20%).
Same genus: Austrolestes
The closest relatives of the Wandering Ringtail that you can see in Melbourne (genus Austrolestes, Ringtails) are Slender Ringtail (about 10%) and Blue Ringtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wandering Ringtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (618 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.
