Eusynthemis aurolineata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Eusynthemis aurolineata is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the variable tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits mountain swamps and streams in eastern Australia
Eusynthemis aurolineata appears similar to Eusynthemis guttata which is found in alpine streams. The genus name Eusynthemis combines the Greek εὖ (eu, "well") with Synthemis, an existing genus of dragonflies, referring to a more developed form compared with other members of Synthemis.
The species name aurolineata is derived from the Latin aureus ("golden" or "adorned with gold") and linea ("line"), referring to the pair of golden or yellow lines on the thorax. List of Odonata species of Australia Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Tigertail sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd 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.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Tigertail in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April 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 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Tigertail 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 Variable Tigertail sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Eusynthemis
The closest relatives of the Variable Tigertail that you can see in Lamington National Park (genus Eusynthemis) are Black Tigertail (about 20%) and Swift Tigertail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variable Tigertail is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (50 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.
