Pauropsalta mneme
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Pauropsalta mneme is a species of cicada, also known as the alarm clock squawker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1850 by English entomologist Francis Walker. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alarm Clock Squawker sighting in Grampians National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 94th most-seen of the 148 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.
December and January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Alarm Clock Squawker in Grampians National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alarm Clock Squawker sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Alarm Clock Squawker sightings, Grampians National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Cicadidae
The closest relatives of the Alarm Clock Squawker that you can see in Grampians National Park (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Green Grocer (about 30%), Redeye Cicada (about 20%) and Grampians Firetail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alarm Clock Squawker is recorded against all the insects logged in Grampians 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.
