What are the chances of seeing a Hamadryad in Daintree National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hamadryad sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Hamadryad in Daintree National Park?
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hamadryad in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 380 mm in January.
What time of day is best to see a Hamadryad?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hamadryad 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.
Where else can you see a Hamadryad?
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hamadryad sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Hamadryad live in Daintree National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Hamadryad that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Orange Bushbrown (about 40%), Great Eggfly (about 40%) and Eastern Cruiser (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Hamadryad sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hamadryad is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (30 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.