Blue-Spotted Hawker

Blue-Spotted Hawker

Aeshna brevistyla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Lamington National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

43 Verified sightings at Lamington National Park From 2019 to 2026
152 In all 6 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Lamington National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Spotted Hawker sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Lamington National Park?

February

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Spotted Hawker in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to August, the lowest months. That is one of Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Spotted Hawker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Lamington National Park the best place to see a Blue-Spotted Hawker?

Yes

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Blue-Spotted Hawker sightings, Lamington National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Grampians National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Blue-Spotted Hawker live in Lamington National Park?

Same family: Aeshnidae

The closest relatives of the Blue-Spotted Hawker that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Aeshnidae, Darners) are Southern Cascade Darner (about 30%), Northern Riffle Darner (about 30%) and Forest Darner (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Blue-Spotted Hawker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-Spotted Hawker is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington 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.

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