Galanga labeculata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Galanga is a monotypic genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds. The single species occurs in subtropical and warm temperate eastern Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Spotted Cicada sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 301 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 742 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Spotted Cicada in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Double-Spotted Cicada sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Sydney, in our data
Sydney is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Double-Spotted Cicada sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cicadidae
The closest relatives of the Double-Spotted Cicada that you can see in Sydney (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Black Prince (about 20%), Silver Princess (about 20%) and Floury Baker (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Double-Spotted Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (301 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.
