Austrosalomona falcata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Austrosalomona falcata, the olive-green coastal katydid, is a species of insect found in eastern Australia and is introduced to New Zealand. The habitat includes urban gardens, rural areas and grassy woodlands. Food consists of flowers and fruits. The males communicate by stridulation, where one forewing is scraped against the other. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-Green Coastal Katydid sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 339 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 31st 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 January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-Green Coastal Katydid in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in May, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive-Green Coastal Katydid sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Olive-Green Coastal Katydid sightings, Sydney ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Auckland (New Zealand, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Olive-Green Coastal Katydid that you can see in Sydney (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Blackish Meadow Katydid (about 10%), Australian Common Garden Katydid (about 10%) and Lesson's Mimicking Snout-Nose (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive-Green Coastal Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (339 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.
