Macrotristria sylvara
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Macrotristria sylvara is an Australian species of cicada in the family Cicadidae, commonly known as the northern cherrynose or green cherrynose. 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 Green Cherrynose 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.
January and February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Cherrynose in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in September.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Cherrynose sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Green Cherrynose sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cicadidae
The closest relatives of the Green Cherrynose that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Dodd's Bunyip (about 20%), Marbled Bottle Cicada (about 20%) and Green Fairy (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Cherrynose 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.
