Blue-Spotted Hawker

Blue-Spotted Hawker

Aeshna brevistyla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Grampians National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

28 Verified sightings at Grampians National Park From 2019 to 2026
152 In all 6 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Grampians National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Spotted Hawker sighting in Grampians National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 148 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.

When is the best time to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Grampians National Park?

December and January

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Grampians National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Spotted Hawker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Grampians National Park the best place to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker?

Among the best

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Blue-Spotted Hawker sightings, Grampians National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Blue-Spotted Hawker live in Grampians National Park?

Same family: Aeshnidae

The closest relatives of the Blue-Spotted Hawker that you can see in Grampians National Park (family Aeshnidae, Darners) are Australian Emperor (about 10%), Grampian Darner (about 10%) and Conehead Darner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Blue-Spotted Hawker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-Spotted Hawker is recorded against all the insects logged in Grampians National Park (28 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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