Xixuthrus nycticorax

Xixuthrus nycticorax

Xixuthrus nycticorax

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Daintree National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

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

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Xixuthrus nycticorax in Daintree National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xixuthrus nycticorax sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 279th most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Xixuthrus nycticorax in Daintree National Park?

November and December

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Xixuthrus nycticorax in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Xixuthrus nycticorax?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xixuthrus nycticorax sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Xixuthrus nycticorax?

Only Daintree National Park, in our data

Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Xixuthrus nycticorax sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Xixuthrus nycticorax live in Daintree National Park?

Same family: Cerambycidae

The closest relatives of the Xixuthrus nycticorax 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.

Where does the Xixuthrus nycticorax sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Xixuthrus nycticorax is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (14 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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