What are the chances of seeing a Euagoras dorycus in Daintree National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Euagoras dorycus sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 339th most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Euagoras dorycus in Daintree National Park?
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Euagoras dorycus in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 380 mm in January.
What time of day is best to see a Euagoras dorycus?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Euagoras dorycus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Euagoras dorycus?
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Euagoras dorycus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Euagoras dorycus live in Daintree National Park?
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Euagoras dorycus that you can see in Daintree National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Dodd's Bunyip (about 20%), Marbled Bottle Cicada (about 20%) and Pternistria bispina (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Euagoras dorycus sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Euagoras dorycus is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (12 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.