Cryptobothrus chrysophorus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cryptobothrus is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is one described species in Cryptobothrus, C. chrysophorus, found in Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Bandwing sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 191st 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.
March–April and September–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Bandwing in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–August, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Bandwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Golden Bandwing sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Golden Bandwing that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Wingless Grasshopper (about 10%), Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper (about 10%) and Giant Green Slantface (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Bandwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (21 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.
