Thaumastopsaltria smithersi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Thaumastopsaltria smithersi is a species of cicada, also known as the robust green growler, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Chlorocystini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Robust Green Growler sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 567th 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, March and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Robust Green Growler in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–August and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Robust Green Growler sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen 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 Robust Green Growler sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cicadidae
The closest relatives of the Robust Green Growler that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Dodd's Bunyip (about 20%), Marbled Bottle Cicada (about 20%) and Green Fairy (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Robust Green Growler is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (7 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.
