Toxorhynchites speciosus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The Australian elephant mosquito (Toxorhynchites speciosus) is a species of mosquito in the genus Toxorhynchites, also known as elephant mosquitoes. It is the largest mosquito in the world. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Toxorhynchites speciosus sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 402nd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Toxorhynchites speciosus in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, May–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Toxorhynchites speciosus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Toxorhynchites speciosus sightings, Daintree National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Culicidae
The closest relatives of the Toxorhynchites speciosus that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Culicidae, Mosquitoes) are Aedes kochi (about 10%) and Coquillettidia xanthogaster (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Toxorhynchites speciosus is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (10 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.
