Austroaeschna inermis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Austroaeschna inermis is a species of large dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, known as the whitewater darner. It inhabits fast-flowing mountain streams in southern New South Wales and eastern Victoria, Australia. Austroaeschna inermis is a brown or black dragonfly with pale blue markings. It appears similar to the more widespread unicorn darner, Austroaeschna unicornis, which is found in eastern Australia, from Brisbane to Tasmania and around Adelaide in South Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whitewater Darner sighting in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, based on 7 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Whitewater Darner in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Whitewater Darner sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kosciuszko National Park, in our data
Kosciuszko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Whitewater Darner sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Whitewater Darner is recorded against all the insects logged in Kosciuszko National Park (7 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.
