Orange Assassin Bug

Orange Assassin Bug

Gminatus australis

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

22 Verified sightings at Great Otway National Park From 2019 to 2026
84 In all 5 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Orange Assassin Bug

Gminatus australis is a species of true bug in the family Reduviidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange Assassin Bug in Great Otway National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Assassin Bug sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd 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.

When is the best time to see an Orange Assassin Bug in Great Otway National Park?

November and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Assassin Bug in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Orange Assassin Bug?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Assassin Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 an Orange Assassin Bug?

Among the best

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Orange Assassin Bug sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Orange Assassin Bug live in Great Otway National Park?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Orange Assassin Bug that you can see in Great Otway National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Alpine Hairy Cicada (about 10%), Red-Eyed Firetail (about 10%) and Passionvine Hopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Orange Assassin Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange Assassin Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (22 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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