Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle

Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle

Porrostoma rhipidium

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

9 Verified sightings at Great Otway National Park From 2019 to 2026
62 In all 4 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle

Porrostoma rhipidius is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae, found widely in Australia. The name is sometimes misspelled as "rhipidium" but under ICZN Article 31 species names that are nouns, such as rhipidius, must retain their original spelling regardless of generic placement. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle in Great Otway National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 286th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle in Great Otway National Park?

December

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle?

4th of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 20%), Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Where does the Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (9 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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