Nososticta solitaria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Nososticta solitaria is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae, commonly known as the fivespot threadtail. It is found only in north-eastern Australia. Its usual habitat is near rivers, streams and pools. The adult is a medium-sized damselfly with a length of 35 to 40mm, and wingspan similar to its length. The thorax is black with two pale green stripes. The abdomen is dark with five prominent pale or green bands, the largest being on segments 5 and 8. The wings of the male have a yellowish tint, which may also be seen on the female. In Australia, the distribution is in suitable habitat in the north-eastern part of the continent from the tip of Cape York Peninsula to the southern Queensland border. The taxon has not been assessed in the IUCN Red List.
The genus name Nososticta combines the Greek νόσος (nosos, "disease") with στικτός (stiktos, "spotted" or "marked"). The suffix -sticta is commonly used in names of taxa related to Protoneura and the subfamily Isostictinae.
The species name solitaria is derived from the Latin solitarius ("alone" or "solitary"), referring to the habit of the original specimens of occurring alone. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fivespot Threadtail sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 173rd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fivespot Threadtail in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June and August, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 380 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fivespot Threadtail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Fivespot Threadtail sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Fivespot Threadtail that you can see in Daintree National Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Fiery Skimmer (about 30%), Painted Grasshawk (about 30%) and Tropical Rockmaster (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fivespot Threadtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (22 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.
