Striped Mosquito

Striped Mosquito

Aedes notoscriptus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Perth

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

26 Verified sightings at Perth
27 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Striped Mosquito

Aedes notoscriptus is a species of mosquito found in Australia, New Zealand, the southwestern Pacific islands, and Southern California. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%
2 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Mosquito in Perth?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Mosquito sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Striped Mosquito in Perth?

January–February and April–September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Mosquito in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in March and October–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Striped Mosquito?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Mosquito sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Perth the best place to see a Striped Mosquito?

Among the best

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Striped Mosquito sightings, Perth ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Auckland (New Zealand, about 10%).

Where does the Striped Mosquito sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Striped Mosquito is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (26 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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