Austrosalomona falcata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Austrosalomona falcata, the olive-green coastal katydid, is a species of insect found in eastern Australia and is introduced to New Zealand. The habitat includes urban gardens, rural areas and grassy woodlands. Food consists of flowers and fruits. The males communicate by stridulation, where one forewing is scraped against the other. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-Green Coastal Katydid sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-Green Coastal Katydid in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months. That is one of Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive-Green Coastal Katydid sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Olive-Green Coastal Katydid sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%), Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Olive-Green Coastal Katydid that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Naskrecki's Bush Katydid (about 10%), Southern Spiny Forest Katydid (about 10%) and 32-Spotted Katydid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive-Green Coastal Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (9 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.
