Phricta aberrans
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Phricta aberrans is a species of spiny katydid native to northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland, Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Spiny Forest Katydid sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, May and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Spiny Forest Katydid in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Spiny Forest Katydid sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Southern Spiny Forest Katydid sightings, Lamington National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Spiny Forest Katydid that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Naskrecki's Bush Katydid (about 10%), 32-Spotted Katydid (about 10%) and Olive-Green Coastal Katydid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Spiny Forest Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (19 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.
