Porrostoma rhipidium
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Porrostoma rhipidius is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae, found widely in Australia. The name is sometimes misspelled as "rhipidium" but under ICZN Article 31 species names that are nouns, such as rhipidius, must retain their original spelling regardless of generic placement. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 200th most-seen of the 742 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle sightings, Sydney ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Melbourne (Australia, about 10%) and Brisbane (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle that you can see in Sydney (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Variable Ladybird Beetle (about 20%), Fungus-Eating Ladybird (about 20%) and Argentinian Scarab (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (50 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.
