Adelaide Marauding Katydid

Adelaide Marauding Katydid

Metaballus sagaeformis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Great Otway National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

25 Verified sightings at Great Otway National Park From 2019 to 2026
41 In all 2 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Adelaide Marauding Katydid in Great Otway National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Adelaide Marauding Katydid sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 115th most-seen of the 418 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.

When is the best time to see an Adelaide Marauding Katydid in Great Otway National Park?

October and November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Adelaide Marauding Katydid in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Adelaide Marauding Katydid?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Adelaide Marauding Katydid 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 Great Otway National Park the best place to see an Adelaide Marauding Katydid?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Adelaide Marauding Katydid sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 20%).

Where does the Adelaide Marauding Katydid sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Adelaide Marauding Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (25 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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