Austroaeschna pinheyi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Austroaeschna pinheyi is a species of Australian dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, known as an inland darner. It is found in south-eastern Queensland, where it inhabits streams in sclerophyll forest. Austroaeschna pinheyi is a shorter-bodied, blackish dragonfly with pale markings.
Austroaeschna pinheyi was originally described as a subspecies of Austroaeschna unicornis. In 2001, Günther Theischinger reviewed variation within Austroaeschna unicornis across Queensland and New South Wales and recognised south-eastern Queensland populations as a distinct subspecies, Austroaeschna unicornis pinheyi, based on consistent differences in form and distribution.
Subsequent authors have treated pinheyi as a distinct species, and it is currently recognised as Austroaeschna pinheyi in authoritative checklists, including the World Odonata List and the Australian Faunal Directory. Austroaeschna pinheyi is found in south-eastern Queensland, where it occurs in the vicinity of Carnarvon National Park, south of Emerald, and greater Brisbane away from the coast. The species inhabits streams in sclerophyll forest. In the southern part of its range, Austroaeschna pinheyi... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Inland Darner sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 263rd most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Inland Darner in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months. Those are among Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in August.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Inland Darner sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Lamington National Park, in our data
Lamington National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Inland Darner sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Austroaeschna
The closest relatives of the Inland Darner that you can see in Lamington National Park (genus Austroaeschna) are Forest Darner (about 30%), Unicorn Darner (about 30%) and Sigma Darner (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Inland Darner is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (10 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.
