Southern Mole Cricket

Southern Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa australis

Endemic
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Perth

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

6 Verified sightings at Perth
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Mole Cricket in Perth?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Mole Cricket sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 227th most-seen of the 275 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 Southern Mole Cricket in Perth?

April and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Mole Cricket in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Southern Mole Cricket?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Mole Cricket 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 Southern Mole Cricket?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Southern Mole Cricket sightings, Perth ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Melbourne (Australia, about 10%) and Sydney (Australia, under 5%).

Where does the Southern Mole Cricket sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Southern Mole Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (6 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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