What are the chances of seeing a Pachygrontha austrina in Daintree National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pachygrontha austrina 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.
When is the best time to see a Pachygrontha austrina in Daintree National Park?
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pachygrontha austrina in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April and July–November, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 300 mm of rain against 50 mm in September.
What time of day is best to see a Pachygrontha austrina?
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pachygrontha austrina sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Pachygrontha austrina?
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pachygrontha austrina sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Pachygrontha austrina live in Daintree National Park?
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Pachygrontha austrina 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 Pachygrontha austrina sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pachygrontha austrina 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.