What are the chances of seeing a Silver Xenica in Kosciuszko National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Xenica sighting in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 105 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Silver Xenica in Kosciuszko National Park?
February and March
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Xenica in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Silver Xenica?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Silver Xenica sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a 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 Silver Xenica sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Silver Xenica live in Kosciuszko National Park?
Same genus: Oreixenica
The closest relatives of the Silver Xenica that you can see in Kosciuszko National Park (genus Oreixenica) are Correa Brown (about 30%), Orichora Brown (about 30%) and Alpine Silver Xenica (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Silver Xenica sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Silver Xenica is recorded against all the insects logged in Kosciuszko National Park (43 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.