Austrolestes psyche
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Austrolestes psyche is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, commonly known as a cup ringtail. It is found in south-eastern Australia where it inhabits pools, lakes and swamps. Austrolestes psyche is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is light blue and black.
The genus name Austrolestes combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Lestes, a genus name derived from Greek λῃστής (lēstēs, “robber”). The species name psyche is named after Psyche, a figure from Greek mythology.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cup Ringtail sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 20 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cup Ringtail in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months. That is one of Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 240 mm in August.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cup Ringtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Cup Ringtail sightings, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Freycinet National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Cup Ringtail that you can see in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Lesser Tasmanian Darner (about 20%), Tasmanian Swamp Tigertail (about 20%) and Swamp Darner (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cup Ringtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
