Austrolestes leda
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Austrolestes leda is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, commonly known as a wandering ringtail. It is found across eastern Australia where it inhabits slow and still water. Austrolestes leda is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is light blue and black.
The genus name Austrolestes combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Lestes, a genus name derived from Greek λῃστής (lēstēs, “robber”). The species name leda is named after Leda, a figure from Greek mythology.
List of Odonata species of Australia Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Ringtail sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Ringtail in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to July, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wandering Ringtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Wandering Ringtail sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 20%), Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Lamington National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same genus: Austrolestes
The closest relatives of the Wandering Ringtail that you can see in Great Otway National Park (genus Austrolestes, Ringtails) are Slender Ringtail (about 10%), Blue Ringtail (about 10%) and Cup Ringtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wandering Ringtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (38 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.
