Cryptobothrus chrysophorus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Cryptobothrus is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is one described species in Cryptobothrus, C. chrysophorus, found in Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Bandwing sighting in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 105 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Bandwing in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Bandwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Golden Bandwing sightings, Kosciuszko National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Golden Bandwing that you can see in Kosciuszko National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Chameleon Grasshopper (about 40%), Mountain Grasshopper (about 20%) and Giant Green Slantface (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Bandwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Kosciuszko National Park (6 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.
