Gelidea torrida
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Gelidea is a monotypic genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds. The single species occurs in southern Victoria and Tasmania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Spotted Cicada sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 178th 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.
November to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Spotted Cicada in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Spotted Cicada sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Southern Spotted Cicada sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Spotted Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (12 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.
