Prosopocoilus torresensis

Prosopocoilus torresensis

Prosopocoilus torresensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Daintree National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

36 Verified sightings at Daintree National Park From 2019 to 2026
36 In 1 park
January Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Prosopocoilus torresensis in Daintree National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Prosopocoilus torresensis sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th 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 Prosopocoilus torresensis in Daintree National Park?

January

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Prosopocoilus torresensis in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to August, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 380 mm of rain against 50 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see a Prosopocoilus torresensis?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Prosopocoilus torresensis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Prosopocoilus torresensis?

Only Daintree National Park, in our data

Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Prosopocoilus torresensis sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Prosopocoilus torresensis live in Daintree National Park?

Same family: Lucanidae

The closest relatives of the Prosopocoilus torresensis that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Lucanidae, Stag Beetles) are Rainbow Stag Beetle (about 10%), Dorcus wickhami (about 10%) and Figulus regularis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Prosopocoilus torresensis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Prosopocoilus torresensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (36 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.

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