Pied Lacewing

Pied Lacewing

Porismus strigatus

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

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

7 Verified sightings at Great Otway National Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pied Lacewing in Great Otway National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Lacewing sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 7 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 Pied Lacewing in Great Otway National Park?

January to March

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Lacewing in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pied Lacewing?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Lacewing sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Pied Lacewing?

Only Great Otway National Park, in our data

Great Otway National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pied Lacewing sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Pied Lacewing live in Great Otway National Park?

Same family: Osmylidae

The closest relatives of the Pied Lacewing that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Osmylidae, Stream Lacewings) are Stenosmylus stenopterus (about 10%) and Stenosmylus tenuis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pied Lacewing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pied Lacewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (7 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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