Coquillettidia xanthogaster
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coquillettidia xanthogaster sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th most-seen of the 76 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.
April to June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coquillettidia xanthogaster in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months. Those are among Kakadu National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 350 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coquillettidia xanthogaster sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Coquillettidia xanthogaster sightings, Kakadu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Daintree National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Diptera
The closest relatives of the Coquillettidia xanthogaster that you can see in Kakadu National Park (order Diptera, Flies) are Euphumosia papua (about 20%) and Ligyra satyrus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coquillettidia xanthogaster is recorded against all the insects logged in Kakadu National Park (16 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.
