Cedar Bushbrown

Cedar Bushbrown

Mycalesis sirius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Daintree National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

13 Verified sightings at Daintree National Park From 2019 to 2026
32 In all 3 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cedar Bushbrown in Daintree National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cedar Bushbrown sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 376th most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cedar Bushbrown in Daintree National Park?

January, April and June–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cedar Bushbrown in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cedar Bushbrown?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cedar Bushbrown 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 Daintree National Park the best place to see a Cedar Bushbrown?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Cedar Bushbrown sightings, Daintree National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Cedar Bushbrown live in Daintree National Park?

Same genus: Mycalesis

The closest relatives of the Cedar Bushbrown that you can see in Daintree National Park (genus Mycalesis, Bushbrowns) are Orange Bushbrown (about 40%) and Dingy Bushbrown (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cedar Bushbrown sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cedar Bushbrown is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (13 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.

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