Notoncus spinisquamis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Notoncus spinisquamis 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 64th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Notoncus spinisquamis in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Notoncus spinisquamis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Notoncus spinisquamis sightings, Great Otway National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Notoncus spinisquamis that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Jack Jumper Ant (about 30%), Black-Scaped Bull Ant (about 20%) and Inchman Ant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Notoncus spinisquamis 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.
