What are the chances of seeing an Alpine Silver Xenica in Kosciuszko National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Silver Xenica sighting in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 105 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Alpine Silver Xenica in Kosciuszko National Park?
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Silver Xenica in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Alpine Silver Xenica?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alpine Silver Xenica sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see an Alpine Silver Xenica?
Only Kosciuszko National Park, in our data
Kosciuszko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Alpine Silver Xenica sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Alpine Silver Xenica live in Kosciuszko National Park?
Same genus: Oreixenica
The closest relatives of the Alpine Silver Xenica that you can see in Kosciuszko National Park (genus Oreixenica) are Correa Brown (about 30%), Orichora Brown (about 30%) and Silver Xenica (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Alpine Silver Xenica sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alpine Silver Xenica is recorded against all the insects logged in Kosciuszko National Park (49 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.