Blue-Spotted Hawker

Blue-Spotted Hawker

Aeshna brevistyla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Perth

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

46 Verified sightings at Perth
152 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Perth?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Spotted Hawker sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 51st most-seen of the 275 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Perth?

August–October and December–March

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Spotted Hawker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Perth the best place to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker?

Among the best

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Blue-Spotted Hawker sightings, Perth ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Melbourne (Australia, about 10%).

Where does the Blue-Spotted Hawker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-Spotted Hawker is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (46 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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