Austrolestes psyche
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Austrolestes psyche is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, commonly known as a cup ringtail. It is found in south-eastern Australia where it inhabits pools, lakes and swamps. Austrolestes psyche is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is light blue and black.
The genus name Austrolestes combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Lestes, a genus name derived from Greek λῃστής (lēstēs, “robber”). The species name psyche is named after Psyche, a figure from Greek mythology.
List of Odonata species of Australia Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cup Ringtail sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 226th 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.
October to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cup Ringtail in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cup Ringtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Cup Ringtail sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (Australia, about 20%), Freycinet National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Austrolestes
The closest relatives of the Cup Ringtail that you can see in Great Otway National Park (genus Austrolestes, Ringtails) are Slender Ringtail (about 10%), Blue Ringtail (about 10%) and Wandering Ringtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cup Ringtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (18 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.
