Cyocyphax praonetoides silhouette

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Cyocyphax praonetoides

Cyocyphax praonetoides

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Daintree National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
January Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Cyocyphax praonetoides

Cyocyphax praonetoides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Cyocyphax. It was described by James Thomson in 1878. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cyocyphax praonetoides in Daintree National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cyocyphax praonetoides sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 653rd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cyocyphax praonetoides in Daintree National Park?

January

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cyocyphax praonetoides in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June and September–December, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 380 mm of rain against 50 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see a Cyocyphax praonetoides?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cyocyphax praonetoides sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Cyocyphax praonetoides?

Only Daintree National Park, in our data

Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cyocyphax praonetoides sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Cyocyphax praonetoides live in Daintree National Park?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Cyocyphax praonetoides that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Pelargoderus rubropunctatus (about 20%), Batocera frenchi (about 20%) and Acalolepta aesthetica (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cyocyphax praonetoides sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cyocyphax praonetoides is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (6 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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