Cheiroplatys bifossus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cheiroplatys bifossus sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cheiroplatys bifossus in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cheiroplatys bifossus 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 Cheiroplatys bifossus sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Scarabaeidae
The closest relatives of the Cheiroplatys bifossus that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Scarabaeidae, Scarabs) are Xylonichus eucalypti (about 10%), Phyllotocus bimaculatus (about 10%) and Phyllotocus macleayi (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cheiroplatys bifossus is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (10 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.
