What are the chances of seeing a Mahuna obscura in Daintree National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mahuna obscura sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 745th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Mahuna obscura in Daintree National Park?
March, May and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mahuna obscura in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–September and December–February, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Mahuna obscura?
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mahuna obscura 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 Mahuna obscura?
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mahuna obscura sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Mahuna obscura live in Daintree National Park?
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Mahuna obscura 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 Mahuna obscura sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mahuna obscura is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (5 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.