Meton tropicus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Meton tropicus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Pascoe in 1862. It is known from Australia. 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 Meton tropicus 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Meton tropicus in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and June–October, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 380 mm of rain against 50 mm in September.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Meton tropicus 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 Meton tropicus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cerambycidae
The closest relatives of the Meton tropicus that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Cerambycidae, Longhorn Beetles) are Pelargoderus rubropunctatus (about 20%), Batocera frenchi (about 20%) and Acalolepta aesthetica (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Meton tropicus 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.
