Southern Mole Cricket

Southern Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa australis

Endemic
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Sydney

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

41 Verified sightings at Sydney
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
May 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 Sydney?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Mole Cricket sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 204th 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.

When is the best time to see a Southern Mole Cricket in Sydney?

April and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Mole Cricket in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in June to 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 Sydney the best place to see a Southern Mole Cricket?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Southern Mole Cricket sightings, Sydney ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Melbourne (Australia, about 10%).

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 Sydney (41 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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