Porrostoma rhipidium
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Porrostoma rhipidius is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae, found widely in Australia. The name is sometimes misspelled as "rhipidium" but under ICZN Article 31 species names that are nouns, such as rhipidius, must retain their original spelling regardless of generic placement. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle 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 85th most-seen of the 105 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle 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 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle sightings, Kosciuszko National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle that you can see in Kosciuszko National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (about 20%), Variegated Lady Beetle (about 20%) and Botany Bay Diamond Weevil (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle 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.
