Anchiale austrotessulata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Anchiale austrotessulata (synonyms include Ctenomorphodes tessulatus), the tessellated stick insect, tessellated phasmid or tessulata stick insect, is a medium-sized, stick insect found in the Brisbane area of Australia. Fully grown males in mating season exhibit frenetic behaviour. This species is also parthenogenetic.
The species was first described in 1835 by George Robert Gray as Ctenomorphodes tessulata (later corrected to tessulatus). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tessellated Stick Insect sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 125th most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tessellated Stick Insect in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, 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 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tessellated Stick Insect 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Tessellated Stick Insect sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Noosa National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Phasmatidae
The closest relatives of the Tessellated Stick Insect that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Phasmatidae) are Gorgon Stick Insect (about 10%), Spur Legged Phasmid (about 10%) and Spiny Leaf Insect (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tessellated Stick Insect is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (14 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.
