Tectarchus ovobessus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Tectarchus ovobessus, the ridgebacked stick insect, is a species of Diapheromeridae. It was described as the type species of a new genus in 1954. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ridgebacked Stick Insect sighting in Egmont National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 191 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.
July and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ridgebacked Stick Insect in Egmont National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and June, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ridgebacked Stick Insect sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Egmont National Park, in our data
Egmont National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ridgebacked Stick Insect sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ridgebacked Stick Insect is recorded against all the insects logged in Egmont National Park (18 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.
