Tettigarcta crinita
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Tettigarcta crinita is a species of cicada, also known as the alpine hairy cicada, in the Tettigarctidae family, Tettigarctinae subfamily and Tettigarctini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1883 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Hairy Cicada sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 418 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Hairy Cicada in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alpine Hairy Cicada sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Alpine Hairy Cicada sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Alpine Hairy Cicada that you can see in Great Otway National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Orange Assassin Bug (about 10%), Red-Eyed Firetail (about 10%) and Passionvine Hopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alpine Hairy Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (33 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.
